Road Construction Ahead!

Court Street Update The City of Pekin took over Jurisdiction of Court Street from IDOT in 2019. Staff and a consultant engineering firm, Hanson Professional Services, have been working on plans to improve the corridor. The Court Street Rehabilitation Project has been split into three sections for ease of construction and to minimize disruption to the public. Section One: Veterans Drive to Hilltop Drive Completed in 2021 Section Two: Hilltop Drive to Stadium Drive Scheduled and budgeted to begin in 2023. We have run into delays with land acquisition from property owners along the corridor, but we are still hoping to start late this year. This section will be a two construction season project. Unfortunately, it will get worse before it gets better. This project will include all new curbs and sidewalks, a new asphalt surface, all new inlets, some new storm sewer pipes, and some water main work (paid for by