On Thursday, December 5, 2024, the City of Mattoon will be opening more roads in the Emerald Acres (Mattoon Sports Complex) development. There will also be some changes in the intersection control at Swords Drive and Remington Road. See the announcement for each below.
Emerald Acres (Mattoon Sports Complex) Road Openings
On Thursday, December 5, 2024, the City of Mattoon will be fully opening Swords Drive south of Remington Road and Wooddell Way east of Dettro Drive to traffic. At that time motorist will be able to completely use both roads to access the new Indoor Sports Facility and the Sarah Bush Clinic at Emerald Acres. In the meantime, if you need to access these facilities, please use Wooddell Way at Dettro Drive and then enter through the parking lot south of Wooddell Way.
Swords Drive and Remington Road Intersection
On Thursday, December 5, 2024, the intersection operations at Swords Drive and Remington Road will be changing. Remington Road will convert to a STOP condition for both east and west bound traffic. Swords Drive will convert to a through movement and will no longer have to YIELD to Remington traffic. All changes will be in place by 9:00 AM Thursday morning.