Olympian Drive Extension To North Lincoln Now Open
The newly constructed intersection of Olympia Drive and North Lincoln Avenue, north of Urbana. Jim Meadows/Illinois Public Media
Local officials cut the ribbon Monday morning on new road construction that links the north end of Urbana to I-57, via Olympian Drive.
A re-routed and upgraded North Lincoln Avenue now connects up to an extended Olympian Drive, including a bridge that crosses the Canadian National railroad tracks.
The bridge extends Olympian Drive from Champaign into Urbana, while the upgrades to North Lincoln Avenue allows incoming truck traffic to reach the industrial area on the north end of Urbana.
The extension of Olympian Drive opened last spring, but a route into Urbana was unavailable, until the completion of upgrades to North Lincoln Avenue.
The of Olympian Drive is a compromise. Local officials wanted to extend the road even farther east to U.S. Route 45. But they met opposition from owners of property located in the path of the proposed extension.
Links
- New Stretch Of Olympian Drive Opens; Existing Stretch Of Lincoln Ave Closes For Upgrade
- Work Begins Monday on Olympian Drive Extension
- County Board Authorizes Eminent Domain for Olympian Drive
- Champaign County Board Approves Olympian Drive Plan
- Extending Olympian Drive to Lincoln Ave Is the Goal For Now
- Champaign County Board Rejects ‘Green’ Option on Olympian Drive
- Consultants Planning Olympian Drive Extension Hold Final Roundtable for Elected Officials
- Urbana City Council Approves Agreement for Study of Olympian Drive Extension
- Champaign County Not Joining Cities in Olympian Drive Agreement
- The Arguments For—and Against—Olympian Drive
- One More Hurdle Cleared for an Olympian Drive Expansion
- Champaign County Board Divided on Extending Olympian Drive
- Urbana City Council Delays Action on Olympian Drive
- Urbana City Council Gives Initial OK to Olympian Drive Design Engineering
- Engineers Focus on Design Phase in Latest Olympian Drive Roundtable