Category: Project Updates

Weather permitting, contractors will be conducting soil boring on the gravel portion of North Liberty Road north of Dubuque Street on Thursday, May 20. This work is in preparation for the design of North Liberty Road. These improvements are expected next year, ahead of the opening of Liberty High School. Due to limited visibility, flaggers…

Click a trail segment for more information about the work to be performed. Weather permitting, improvements on North Liberty’s North Ridge Trail recreation trail between Penn Street and Forevergreen Road will begin on Wednesday, June 3. This project, which will widen, elevate and resurface the trail, is expected to last into August. Work will be…

To help remind drivers to be alert and cautious in residential areas, The City of North Liberty has a limited number of Step2 KidAlert standups to loan to North Liberty households with children in areas affected by city construction projects, including those along traffic detour routes and near construction zones. The loans are made on a first-come,…

Weekly update for April 20 to April 24 Langman Construction set manholes 3A and 5 (MH3A and 5, see map) Langman Construction completed rough grading to the disturbed area along the waste water treatment plant up to the connection manhole. The area is ready for topsoil to be respread and seeded. Langman placed 200 feet of…

As part of on-going work to upgrade the sanitary sewer running under Front Street near Abigail Avenue and Muddy Creek, traffic will shift be shifted to the east side of Front Street in the evening of April 28, 2015. Two-way traffic will be maintained, but the left-turn lane at Abigail Avenue will remain closed. The work…

https://vimeo.com/125298413 Before crews began installing sewer pipe for Liberty High School through what environmental consultant Kevin Griggs called “marginally suitable habitat” for ornate box turtles, we wanted to take steps to confirm the work zone was free of the animals. So, last week, once the weather warmed to the point the turtles would be active,…

Weekly Overview: April 6 to April 10 Langman continued placement of the 30-inch sanitary sewer pipe on the North Liberty waste water treatment plant facility property. They placed approximately 900 feet of pipe. They set manhole No.2 and No. 3. • The rest of the field fence was installed on the Scanlon property. What to expect…

Weekly Overview: March 30 to April 3 Progress Meeting 1 was held and minutes distributed. FOX attended the project open house on March 31. Additional silt fence was placed to control erosion control. Discussions about stabilization required for the stream channel realignments. Langman started laying the 30-inch sanitary sewer pipe. They made the connection to…

Last week, ahead of a March 31 deadline, clearing was completed for the first step of North Liberty’s utilities expansion to serve Liberty High School and the surrounding area. Soon, crews will begin installing pipe from the waste water treatment plant. Part of the project goes through what environmental consultant Kevin Griggs calls “marginally suitable habitat”…

On Tuesday, April 7, from approximately 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., some delays are expected on Penn Street between Kansas Avenue and Alexander Way. These delays to allow field surveys as part of the planning for widening Penn Street, planned for 2016. This work will cause delays. Drivers are encouraged to allow extra travel time…