Normal staff present revised underpass design, $12 million financing plan to finish project

Oct 30, 2025

Normal town staff presented an informational update Oct. 29 on a decade‑long underpass project meant to provide an ADA‑compliant, grade‑separated crossing between Uptown North and Uptown South; value engineering cut the low construction bid to about $32.06 million but left an estimated local funding gap of roughly $12 million.

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Normal town staff presented an informational update Oct. 29 on a decade‑long effort to build a grade‑separated underpass connecting Uptown North and Uptown South, saying design changes and a second round of bids reduced construction cost but left a local funding gap that staff proposes to close with debt and small tax increases.

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