Category: Project Updates

On Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, Dubuque Street south of Juniper Street will be reduced to a single lane, with flaggers, for a short period of time after 9 a.m. The reduction is necessary so crews can unload and install an outdoor weather warning siren. Drivers are asked to use caution around the work site, allow…

In the coming weeks, crews from Advanced Traffic Control will repaint street lines in the following areas: Penn Street at the Interstate 380 interchange Penn Street between Jones Boulevard and Pacha Parkway Penn Street between Front Street and Hodge Street Zeller Street between Heritage Drive and Sugar Creek Lane Ranshaw Way (Highway 965) from Zeller…

Weather permitting, W. Penn Street from Herky Street to the western city limits will see lane reductions beginning Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. These lane reductions are necessary for crews to resurface the approximately .25 miles of road. During the lane reduction, flaggers will be on site to aid traffic. The work is expected to be…

Weather permitting, city crews will be repainting street markings through Aug. 22. During this work, some lanes may be closed for a short to allow the paint to dry. Locations will vary by day. Drivers are asked to use caution around the work site, allow extra travel time, and find alternative routes when possible.

Beginning Friday, Aug. 4, crews from Central Iowa Power Cooperative, or CIPCO, will reduce Penn Street to a single lane between Dubuque and Front streets daily between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. This reduction is necessary to allow the installation of new utility poles. The work is expected to last though next…

On Thursday, July 13, the western sidewalk on Front Street, from Birch Court to Golfview Drive, will be closed for public safety while a contractor tightens cables wrapping a ground storage tank. continues work on the installation of components to serve the new water treatment plant at the public works facility. The closure is expected…

Weather dependent, over the next two weeks, flaggers will be used intermittently during the day along Penn Street. This is to allow the contractor to complete concrete saw cutting as well as some storm sewer work near and across the street in a couple of spots.

Beginning Monday, April 3, weather permitting, E. Penn Street/North Liberty Road will be closed to traffic so crews can regrade the road bed for improved sight lines, improve the shoulder and prepare for future trail and sidewalk additions, and realign the road’s curve for improved safety. Work is expected to last through the fall. Traffic on…

Beginning mid-morning on Friday, March 10, the western sidewalk on Front Street, from Birch Court to Golfview Drive will be closed so a contractor can install a water main to serve the new water treatment plant at the public works facility. The closure is expected to last three weeks. Drivers are asked to use caution…

The Iowa Department of Transportation has planned a meeting to discuss West Forevergreen Road improvements at the Community Center, 520 W. Cherry St., on April 13: The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, April 13, to discuss the West Forevergreen Road proposed improvements and right of way needs near Covered…