Spring Clean Up! - May 3rd & 4th

The Village of Peoria Heights will hold a two-day Community Cleanup on Friday and Saturday, May 3 & 4, at the Public Works Garage, 3838 N. Boulevard Ave. in Peoria Heights.

 

Dumpsters will be available on site from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on each of those days.

 

The Village is working closely with its waste hauler, G&O Disposal, to coordinate the cleanup, which is a preemptive move aimed at preventing the littering of local alleys with large items that are not eligible for curb pickup.

 

That said, the landfill will not be accepting everything. Not eligible for disposal are tires, appliances (dishwashers, humidifiers, laundry machines, air conditioners, refrigerators, water heaters, etc.), electronics (televisions, stereo equipment, computer monitors, keyboards, etc.), large batteries, hazardous waste including motor oils and wet paints, propane tanks and yard waste, among other items.

 

Residents are permitted to drop off one mattress and box spring.

Boil order is in effect for residents in the 700 to 1200 blocks of Lake Ave.

Boil order is in effect for residents in the 700 - 1200 blocks of Lake Ave. due to water main repair. Temporary disruptions in water service may occur while the water main is being repaired. Please consult the Boil Order Guidelines PDF for best practices to use during a boil order. Residents will be notified when the boil order has been lifted.

 

Neighboring areas may experience discolored water. There are no health or safety hazards with this condition. Do not do laundry while water is discolored to avoid any staining. Flushing water lines will help to clear out the discolored water.

 

If you have any questions, please call:

309-686-2375.

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IDOT to host open house on Route 29 project

Whether you have a personal interest or you’re just curious about the long-promised Illinois Route 29/Galena Road reconstruction project, you can learn about its progress and get some questions answered at an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) open house on Wednesday, March 20.

The informational meeting will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Peoria Heights Grade School gymnasium, 500 E. Glen Ave.

In 2019, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced that the road was in line for $68.5 million for a wholesale reconstruction project through the state’s Rebuild Illinois capital plan, which pledged to spend nearly $45 billion in total over six years, some $33 billion of it on transportation needs across the Land of Lincoln.

The Route 29 project encompasses that stretch of road from the McClugage Bridge to just north of Gardner Lane and sits within the boundaries of both the Village of Peoria Heights and the City of Peoria. The road is to be widened and repaved, among other improvements, with recreational paths constructed along the bluff on its west side. Route 29 is a major commuter corridor in this part of central Illinois and part of the Illinois Scenic Byways corridor.

The project is now in the Phase 1 stage of its development, with IDOT engaged in data collection from direct stakeholders in the corridor – residents, business owners, other property owners and tenants. Those responses will help IDOT do an environmental justice analysis and provide other documentation required by this investment.

If everything goes as planned, it is hoped that ground can be broken on the project beginning in 2027-28.

“Big projects take time,” said Peoria Heights Mayor Michael Phelan. “The infrastructure in this corridor has long needed attention, and one of the big payoffs will be a significant improvement in road safety well worth the study that goes into it.

“In many ways, this promises to be a transformational project for us.”