No one likes dealing with road construction, but our growing town needs it, and keeping up with changes can be hard. This is an overview of major public infrastructure projects. You can keep up to date on these projects and their impacts online, by signing up for and liking us on . If you’re looking for our notices of invitations to bid or requests for proposals, you can find them here.
Get Road & Project UpdatesThe final steps towards building the magnetic gathering place Centennial Park has been envisioned as since it was founded in 2010. The completed project includes an indoor event space and stage, splash pad and play features, pavilion, additional shade and amenities.
Timing: The first phase, which includes utilities and the construction of an indoor event center and outdoor amphitheater, broke ground in July 2024 and is expected to be complete in fall of 2025. Reservations for private events starting in November 2025 are now being accepted. Community support of the Building North Liberty’s Next Stage capital campaign will allow us to accelerate the project.
Cost: The full project is estimated at $16 million.
Learn MoreThis project will complete extend and complete trail around the pond, add a playground area with an ADA ramp.
Timing: Expected to be completed in fall 2024.
Cost: The City Council awarded this project on Dec. 12, 2023, to to Dennis Spencer Construction for $172,500.05. The engineer’s estimate was $266,105.
Permanent traffic signals will be installed at Forevergreen Road’s intersections with Kansas Avenue and Jones Boulevard. The project will add crosswalks and pedestrian signals at both intersections, as well as left-turn lanes on Jones Boulevard.
Timing: Construction is begin in August 2024 and completion expected in 2025.
Cost: The City Council awarded this project on Jan. 23, 2024, to Eastern Iowa Excavating & Concrete, LLC for $1,344,361.00. The engineer’s estimate was $1,345,393.00.
Road conditions getting unruly? Contractor decided to unload a paving machine in the middle of rush hour? Call (hands-free, of course) to leave a report at (319) 626-5786.
Your drive might get a little longer, but free audiobooks might help. Download through Digital Johnson County using your library card at northlibertylibrary.org.
Fill your drive with local podcasts. 52317 offers interviews with local businesses about what they do and why they do it, while The North Liberty Library offers interesting conversations, introductions into new books and discussions of favorites. Both are available wherever you get your podcasts.
Sometimes folks driving on detours forget they’re driving through neighborhoods. You can request the North Liberty Police Department’s speed trailer.
Starting Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, Sugar Creek Lane will be closed from Zeller Street to the drive way for 100 Sugar Creek Lane. This closure is necessary so City of North Liberty staff can resurface the road. The closure is…
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The start of the school year is just around the corner, with ICCSD schools beginning Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, and CCA schools beginning Monday, Aug. 26, and other area schools starting soon, too. City staff, school districts and families are…
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The playground and splashpad surfaces at Penn Meadows Park will be getting a facelift. The work, to replace the surfaces will require their closure beginning Aug. 7, 2024. Both areas are expected to reopen Aug. 26. The project will replace…
Read MoreBeginning Monday, June 10, 2024, the Penn Street will be closed at the CRANDIC Railroad crossing. The closure, to allow Midwest Concrete, Inc, to reconstruct the road around crossing, is expected to last into mid-July, with incentives for early completion.…
Read MoreBeginning Monday, May 20, 2024, the intersection of Penn Street and James Avenue will be closed. The closure, to allow Peterson Contractors, Inc, to completely reconstruct the roadway, is expected to last 40 days, with incentives for early completion. This…
Read MoreAs early as Tuesday, May 13, 2024, Forevergreen Road will be reduced to two lanes east of Jones Boulevard. The lane closure is expected to last about five days. The closure is required to allow Swick Cable to install conduit…
Read MoreBeginning Monday, April 15, 2024, Penn Street will be closed at from Herky Street to James Avenue. The closure, to allow Peterson Contractors, Inc, to completely reconstruct the roadway, is expected to last through the summer. Traffic will be detoured…
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Update: the presentation is below. https://youtu.be/dv71AV6tvVE?si=ugKttvYofVv8Ubt3 The City of North Liberty has some street improvements planned for the 2024 construction season and is hosting a online open house where the public can hear from the project teams about the work…
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Following historic back-to-back storms that dropped nearly 30 inches of snow on North Liberty in five days, including periods of 2 inches of snow per hour, as well as two days of blizzard conditions and temperatures dropping below zero, snow…
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