Drive-up COVID-19 testing site moving to Central Illinois Regional Airport parking lot

Posted on December 22, 2020
Central Illinois Regional Airport. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)

By Heart of Illinois ABC

BLOOMINGTON – The CampusTown Urgent Care COVID-19 testing site in Bloomington is moving to a new location.

Starting Monday, the drive-up testing site will be located at the Central Illinois Regional Airport’s long-term parking lot at 3201 CIRA Drive, and will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Those looking to get tested at this site will need to pre-register online.

“This collaborative approach between CIRA and CampusTown Urgent Care helps to mitigate the pandemic in our community while at the same time serving essential frontline workers at the airport with access to rapid test results in accordance with CDC guidelines.“ said Bloomington-Normal Airport Authority Chairman Jay Allen. “This ensures the safe, ongoing, efficient operation of the essential services provided at CIRA.”

Entrance to the new site will be through CIRA Drive West, following the directional signage to enter the long-term parking area from the north circulation road. The mobile testing site will be on the west end of the long-term parking area.

“We are excited to move our facility to the airport parking lot location so we can continue to provide this urgently needed drive-up rapid test facility to the area., “ said Pam Pliura, co-owner of CampusTown Urgent Care with her husband, Dr. Tom Pliura of LeRoy. “We are grateful to Sports Enhancement for the use of their facility to date but realized that as the demand for testing has grown a new location was necessary. We appreciate CIRA’s willingness to work with us and provide the space.”

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