CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) -- The City of Champaign says a viaduct walkway that was an area for drug use and vagrancy may be getting a permanent fix.

The city council is voting on Tuesday to install new fencing and gates at the Main Street Viaduct downtown.

They had a test run with a temporary fence and said the results have benefited everyone in the area. Now, some city officials want it to stay.

Administrative Service Manager Jeff Hamilton said the temporary fix has done its job.

“It'll have a lower maintenance cost,” Hamilton said. “It will have gates on both ends. It could be closed off if necessary. Or it will be a walkway during the rest of the year.” Some people were living in the walkway, using drugs and causing problems for downtown businesses.

Local restaurant owner Armando Sand

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