1. ML King – 7th to 16th Streets
The paving portion of this project is completed. Construction will continues on sidewalk and landscape work. The street will remain open to traffic during this phase of the work.

2. ML King – Ingersoll to Center
The paving portion of this project is completed. Construction will continues on sidewalk and landscape work. The street will remain open to traffic during this phase of the work.

3.  Ingersoll Avenue to Raccoon River (Including Grand Avenue Bridge)

Work continues on retaining wall construction and grading. The new Grand Avenue bridge was OPENED to traffic on November 3rd (2003).

4. Fleur Drive near Waterworks Park

Work will begin in early 2004 on the portion of M.L. King along Fleur Drive near Waterworks Park, including two new bridges over the Raccoon River, to connect the north-south and east-west segments of M. L. King. Fleur Drive is expected to be reduced to one lane in each direction during this construction, which is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2004.

5. SW 9th Street and Porter

This intersection safety improvement is underway this summer, including widening of SW 9th to provide left-turn lanes and new traffic signals. Traffic on SW 9th is reduced to one-lane in each direction, and the west leg of Porter is closed. The work will not be completed until Spring 2004.

6. SW 9th Street at Raccoon River

A bridge rehabilitation project is underway that requires that traffic be reduced to one-lane in each direction. This work should be completed late in 2003.

7. 6th and Euclid

This project involves an intersection "streetscape" improvement. 6th Avenue will be closed both north and south of Euclid during portions of construction, which is expected to begin in the Spring of 2004. Euclid Avenue will be reduced to one-lane in each direction.

8. 3rd Street Realignment – Iowa Events Center

As part of the Events Center construction, 3rd Street will remain closed through 2003 to allow construction of both the new arena and exhibition hall. The street is expected to be paved and re-open in the spring of 2004.

9.  Easton Blvd. near E. 26^th Street - Storm Sewer improvements

This involves the construction of a storm water detention basin south of Easton Boulevard at E. 26th Street. As part of the detention basin construction, work on Easton Boulevard between E. 26th Street and E. 27th Street has been completed and the street reopened to traffic on October 14.

10.  Saylor Road – Washington to Guthrie - - Upper Union Park Storm Sewer

Saylor Road was closed in May 2003. This closure was part of the Upper Union Park Storm Sewer project. 

Major street work has been completed

11. E. 9th Street – Arthur to Hull - - Upper Union Park Storm Sewer

E. 9th Street will be closed starting in May 2004 as a part of the Upper Union Park Storm Sewer project. Other local streets in the area may also be closed during construction which will not be completed until 2005.

12. Park St. – 2nd Ave to 7th St. - - Birds Run Storm Sewer

Construction of the Birds Run Outfall Sewer project will begin this spring and continue until Spring, 2004. Installation of this large sewer will require closing of Park Street in stages between 7th Street and 2nd Avenue.

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13.  15^th Street – MLK to Ingersoll

Construction is nearing completion between M.L. King and Walnut Street and the new street in open to traffic. A second project, from Walnut Street to Ingersoll Avenue, is nearly complete. As part of this project, 15th Street has been connected between Grand and Ingersoll Avenue's.

14. Fleur Drive – McKinley Ave. to Army Post Rd.
This resurfacing project will began in August 2003 and has been completed.

15. SE 5th Between Park & McKinley

This resurfacing project has been completed

16. Locust St. – 6th Ave to 17th St.

Delayed until 2004. This resurfacing project will affect traffic for approximately 1 week

17. E. Locust St. – 2nd Ave to Penn Ave
East Locust Street has been resurfaced and two-way traffic was completed on August 16th, 2003

18. Polk Boulevard bridges over I-235

Both bridges are being replaced. One bridge will be closed at a time. Two-way traffic will be maintained on the open bridge.

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19. MLK/19th Streets at I-235

Work will continue on this I-235 interchange this year, including construction of a new roadway and bridge on 19th Street. M.L. King and 19th Street traffic will be maintained during reconstruction of this interchange. The work is expected to be complete in Spring, 2004.

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20. 2nd/3rd Streets at I-235

Work on this I-235 interchange continues. The new 2nd Avenue and 3rd Street bridges are open to traffic. The westbound and eastbound I-235 entrance ramps are scheduled to open in late 2003.

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21. Penn Avenue bridge over I-235

Work continues on this I-235 interchange this year, including construction of a new roadway on E. 6th Street and a new bridge on Penn Avenue. Southbound traffic on E. 6th Street will be maintained during construction while Penn Avenue will be closed over I-235. The pedestrian bridge west of E. 6th Street will also be reconstructed. All of this interchange work is scheduled to be complete in 2003.

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22. East 12th Street over I-235

This work includes removal and replacement of the E.12th Street bridge as part of the I-235 reconstruction. E. 12th Street is closed, with traffic detoured to either E. 9th Street or E. 14th / E.15th Street.

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23. Euclid Avenue at I-235
A new bridge is being built over I-235 and the ramps will be modified.

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24. 63rd St. – University to Hickman - - Resurfacing

This Iowa DOT resurfacing project was completed this last summer (2003).

25. Merle Hay Rd./Hickman Rd. – 63rd to Madison - - Resurfacing

This Patching and Asphalt Overlay project was completed.