County road near Sadorus to close for repair work

SADORUS The Champaign County Highway Department will close a portion of County Road 600 North, also known as County Highway 17, from an area between county roads 800 and 900 East to the Sadorus village limits due to a broken drainage tile under the road surface. The closure will start at 8 a.m. Friday and continue until the tile and road are repaired.

Tracy Wingler, maintenance supervisor for the county's highway department, said workers would go in Thursday to saw-cut the road and that excavation would start Friday.

The problem was discovered Wednesday morning when workers spotted a large hole next to the pavement. He said the field tile was probably installed about a hundred years ago and that it outlets to a creek on the south side of the road.

"Under the pavement, there was a big void," Wingler said. "That was our biggest concern."

The void was filled until the tile and road could be repaired. "Weather permitting, we're hoping if everything goes good, we can have it open back up by Tuesday," Wingler said.

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County road near Sadorus to close for repair work