Category: Project Updates

Beginning Monday, July 15, a segment of trail on the west side of Ranshaw Way (Highway 965) south of Cherry Street will be closed. The closure is necessary so crews can complete sewer repair work in the area. During the closure, trail users will be detoured to the North Liberty Recreation Trail via Zeller and…

Next Phase of Penn and Front Detours Starts Changing Adjustments to Detour Phasing

Posted on: July 10, 2019

As early as Tuesday, July 16, the work to construct roundabouts on Penn and Front streets will move to the next phase and detours will shift. The detours will vary from previous plans to make up time lost following Iowa’s remarkably wet spring that slowed work and put the project behind schedule. Project leaders, in…

Good Neighbor Meeting for Property West of North Liberty Road, North of Dahnovan Estates

Posted on: May 24, 2019

This meeting will be held on Thursday, May 30, from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. at the North Liberty City Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Circle in North Liberty. The city may soon consider a rezoning and subdivision plat for property in our area, and to invite the public to an open-house-style meeting being held to explain the…

Beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, East Zeller Street will be closed from the intersection of Front Street to E. Chestnut Street. The closure is expected to last until May 10 depending on repair work, weather and concrete cure time. The closure is required so crews can make a deep sanitary sewer repair.…

Beginning at 8 a.m. on Thursday, April 18, Friday, April 19, 2019, MidAmerican Energy will reduce Dubuque Street to one lane at Main Street near Reds Alehouse. The lane reduction will be controlled by flaggers. The closure is required so the utility company can relocate its infrastructure. The lane is expected to reopen around 5…

No Parking and Detours Start as Work at Front and Penn Commences

Posted on: March 28, 2019

Beginning on Friday, March 29, 2019, parking will be temporarily prohibited on Hodge Street, Molly Drive and Jefferson Street between Front Street to Molly Drive so the streets can serve as a detour route during the first stage of improvements at the intersection of Penn and Front streets. Starting on Monday, April 1, at 9…

Penn and Front Street Improvements, Detours and Parking Changes Start in March

Posted on: March 15, 2019

This month, the City of North Liberty’s contractor, All American Concrete, will begin a project that includes making improvements to the intersection of Penn and Front streets, improving sight lines along Penn Street, and adding a connection to Dubuque Street from Front Street at South Slope’s entrance for Grant Elementary School (the through street will…

City to Host Open House to Highlight 2019 Community Projects

Posted on: February 1, 2019

This year, North Liberty will make major improvements to key infrastructure, including major work on the Penn and Front street corridors and intersection. Once completed, these infrastructure upgrades will increase transportation capacity, add pedestrian connectivity, provide recreational amenities and replace aging infrastructure in our growing community. To learn more about these projects, the public is invited…

Liberty Homecoming Parade to Hit North Liberty Road

Posted on: September 25, 2018

Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, the Liberty High School community will celebrate its homecoming with a parade. The school’s second parade is scheduled for 6:15 to 7 p.m. and will require the closure of several streets near Liberty High School for the route. The following roads will be closed during the parade: North Liberty Road from…

What’s Going to Happen at Penn and Front Streets?

Posted on: September 19, 2018

A resident writes: “I was wondering about the N Front Street/Penn Street intersection project and Mehaffey Bridge Road/Grant Elementary project. For instance the time frame and what the projects entail.” We know the intersection of Penn and Front streets has been a busy intersection, with a need to be addressed for a while. Next year…