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Weekly Cedar Falls Construction Updates: May 29, 2023

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View the latest updates on Cedar Falls road construction projects for the week of May 29, 2023. To sign up for text/email notifications on specific projects, please visit bit.ly/cfnotify.

Main Street Reconstruction Project

Location: Main Street (6th Street to Seerley Boulevard) | Active Closures/Detours: Main Street from 6th to 9th Street and 18th Street to 21st Street

Project Completion Date: Summer 2025

For the week of May 29, the City's contractor, PCI, will continue installing the sanitary sewer and water main from 18th to 21st Street and their subcontractor will continue installing the sanitary sewer from 6th to 9th Street. The 18th to 21st Street sanitary should be completed in approximately one week. The installation of the sanitary sewer and watermain will be taking place over the following few weeks. At the Seerley Boulevard intersection, the contractor is nearly completed with the removal of the existing box culvert.

The Downtown District is open during road improvements! Visit www.cedarfallsmainstreetproject.com/ for a detour map and to learn more about the project.

Olive Street Box Culvert

Location: Olive Street (Between 20th and 21st Street) | Active Closures/Detours: Olive Street Bridge Closed and Pettersen Plaza Closed

Project Completion Date: Fall 2023

For the week of May 29, the City's contractor, PCI, will start paving operations on Olive Street. Other crews will be working on plaza-related items such as the placement of the concrete paver band, starting placement of pavers, and electrical work for new pedestrian lighting.  Pettersen Plaza will be closed until the landscaping work is complete.

West 27th Street Reconstruction

Location: West 27th Street between the high school and Hudon Road | Active Closures/Detours: West 27th Street

Project Completion Date: End of 2023

For the Week of May 29, the City's contractor, PCI and their subcontractor Owen Contracting will continue with paving operations at the Greenhill and West 27th Street roundabout. Grading and underground utility crews are continuing to the west in front of the new high school with storm sewer and adjacent site grading. Work at Hudson Road and West 27th intersection is slated to begin on Wednesday, May 31. All travel directions will be open at Hudson and 27th Street with reduced lanes for overhead signal work and the addition of turn lanes.

West Viking Industrial Park Expansion (Phase I)

Location: West Viking Industrial Park

Project Completion Date: Summer 2023

For the week of May 29, the City's contractor, PCI, will be preparing for paving operations along the Technology Parkway extension. Depending on the weather, permanent seeding operation will be ongoing all week as crews work to finalize the project. 

Greenhill & South Main Street Intersection Improvements 

Location: Intersection of Greenhill Road and South Main Street | Active Closures/Detours: Outside lanes of Greenhill Road

Project Completion Date: Summer 2023

For the week of May 29, the City's contractor, PCI, will continue with the installation of the screening fence. Once all of the work is completed in the NE corner, the project will switch gears and begin the remaining work within the splitter islands and roundabout landscaping.

US 218 and IA 27 Interchange Project

Location: US 218/IA27/IA57/IA58 Interchange | Active Closures/Detours: Lane reduction and SB IA 58 ramp closed

Project Completion Date: Fall 2023

For the week of May 29, the Iowa DOT's contractor, Owen Contracting, will be finalizing stages 1A and 1B with the placement of subdrain, backfilling, and placement of shoulders adjacent to the completed work. Around the week of June 5, crews will be starting Phase 2, which will include a traffic pattern change and the closure of the northbound IA 27 to eastbound IA 57 loop ramp as crews work to rebuild the existing ramp. 

Please note, this is an Iowa DOT project. For questions or concerns on this project, please contact Ron Loecher with the Iowa DOT at 641-394-3161 and Ron.Loecher@iowadot.us.

IA 58 and Ridgeway Reconstruction 

Location: IA 58 between US 20 and Viking Road | Active Closures/Detours: Single lane closure on IA 58 south of Viking Road

Project Completion Date: Overall- Fall 2024

For the week of May 29, the Iowa DOT's contractor, PCI and their subcontractors, will continue with pouring sections of the new culvert under IA 58 just south of Ridgeway Avenue. Paving crews will be working on the US 20 ramps. Crews will continue with mainline removal along IA 58 in preparation for paving operations. During construction, access to Ridgeway Avenue from IA 58 will be maintained.  

Please note, this is an Iowa DOT project. For questions or concerns on this project, please contact Ron Loecher with the Iowa DOT at 641-394-3161 and Ron.Loecher@iowadot.us.

US 20 and IA 58 (Hudson Road) Resurfacing 

Location: Hudson Road | Active Closures/Detours: Single Lane Closure on IA 58 (Hudson Road) and US 20 Bridges

Project Completion Date: Fall 2023

For the week of May 29, the DOT's contractor, Aspro, will continue with bridge approach work on IA 58, also known as Hudson Road, at the US 20 bridge. Crews will also continue southerly on IA 58 into the City of Hudson. All ramps will remain open with traffic will be reduced to a single lane on IA 58 in each direction while work is ongoing at the bridge. 

Please note, this is an Iowa DOT project. For questions or concerns on this project, please contact Ron Loecher with the Iowa DOT at 641-394-3161 and Ron.Loecher@iowadot.us.

Center Street Corridor Streetscape

Location: Center Street, North Cedar Falls | Active Closures/DetoursOne lane closure a block at a time, as needed by the contractor

Project Completion Date: Summer 2023

The contractor resumed work (following the winter months) on May 22. The contractor regraded all biocell areas between the sidewalk and road on the west side of Center Street.

2023 Street Construction Project

West 18th Street (Hudson to Campus) and Madison Street (Belle to Virgil)

Active Closures/Detours: West 18th Street (Summit to Campus)

Project Completion Date: Fall 2023

For the week of May 29, the City's contractor, PCI, will continue with the street core-out and subdrain installation on W 18th Street. The watermain and storm sewer is completed on both segments. The removals on Madison Street will begin.

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