Demolition begins Monday on Bresee Tower in Danville

DANVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - The City of Danville announced Bresee Tower and the Vermilion County Courthouse Annex are set to be demolished.

The city announced the external demolitions on the northwest corner of Vermilion and Main Streets will start Monday, April 7, with Phase 1 being the demolition of the Annex building.

On Monday and Tuesday, April 7-8, large demolition equipment will be unloaded at the Kresge Lot. On those days, on-street parking on the west side of Vermilion Street between Main Street and the first crosswalk on the north side of the Kresge Lot will be closed.

There also may be intermittent traffic lane closures of Vermilion Street.

Starting Wednesday, April 9, all traffic lanes, parking spots, and sidewalks from the south side of the Courthouse Annex on Vermilion Street to the first crosswalk on the north side of the Kresge Lot will be closed to both drivers and pedestrians due to the demolition of the Annex building.

This closure is expected to last up to two weeks. This means there will be no access to the Rita B. Garman Vermilion County Courthouse on Vermilion Street from the north.

During this road closure, the Courthouse will remain open and function normally, and all cases will be heard as scheduled.

Anyone visiting the Courthouse must approach from the south or east sides of the building as these will be the only accesses to the Courthouse’s entrance. Courthouse visitors with mobility impairments may be dropped off in the main entrance parking lot on the northeast corner of the intersection of Vermilion and Main Streets. But it should be noted that this is a drop-off site for persons with mobility issues only and is not available for short or long-term parking.

The City of Danville asks visitors of all other downtown shops and businesses to access Vermilion Street from the north. Access to all downtown businesses is planned to remain open through the entirety of this project.