This Just In

• Heads up for all who use I-80 and Business U.S. 61, weather permitting, beginning at 8 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, the Iowa DOT will close the ramp at Business U.S. 61 exit 123A (southbound 61 to eastbound I-80) and at I-80 exit 295A (eastbound I-80 to 61/southbound Brady) for traffic barrier rail improvements. Follow the signed detour using adjacent interchange ramps; take exit 295B for Brady St and exit 123B for eastbound I-80. The ramps are expected to reopen in mid-September. Follow IDOT construction news at 511ia.org.

• Beginning the week of August 18, the following roads will be closed for resurfacing. Work is estimated to be complete by August 31. 
• • Perry, 7th to 9th Street
  • 12th Street, Brady to Perry
  • Iowa, 12th to 13th Street
  • Kirkwood, Grand to Arlington 

• Watch for lane reductions and right-turn only travel east of the Kimberly Rd and Division St intersection between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., beginning the evening of Wednesday, August 20. The nighttime travel restrictions are for road patching by the Iowa DOT and expected to last through the early morning of Friday, August 22.  

• Primarily involving excavation and underground work, this summer’s rain events have caused schedule delays on the Duck Creek Sewer Interceptor project adjacent to and along the Duck Creek Recreational Trail. Weather permitting, the section of the trail between Hickory Grove Road and Fairmount is expected to reopen in the first week of September. The section west of Fairmount is estimated to reopen by the first week of October. While construction and weather can be inconvenient, we encourage our trail users to hang in there. Once complete, this 5-mile, $16.25 M, ARPA-funded project will have a lasting impact on the future of our community. 

• Iowa American has various water main, hydrant work, and temporary winter patch replacements happening across the City including Spring and 16th St, E 13th and Tremont, E 14th and Carey, 14th and Grand, and Main and 8th St. 

• 3rd and Resurfacing and Partial Two-way Conversion
• Duck Creek Sewer Interceptor
• E Locust Bridge over Railroad Tracks
• Harrison St Bridge over Duck Creek
• Northwest Blvd Widening

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• 06.27.25 | Work on the West Loop Trail is moving around the bend from Emeis to Locust. Watch for intermittent construction equipment entering and leaving Locust, as well as lane reductions, as the contractor constructs the new multi-use trail along Locust.

• 04.04.25 | Use this link for information on the closures of the Riverfront Walk and Riverfront Recreational Trail near the Main Street Landing Project.

• 04.04.25 | Beginning Monday, April 7, the Iowa DOT will begin bridge rehabilitation work on the Harrison St Bridge over Duck Creek.  Work will start with the installation of a temporary connection to the Duck Creek Recreational Trail.  The Duck Creek Recreational Trail will then be closed under the bridge, and will be rerouted across Harrison St with the use of a temporary pedestrian signal.  Rehabilitation work will reduce travel to two lanes between W 35th and W 32nd Streets. The Iowa DOT estimates work will be complete in November.   

• 08.13.25 | Primarily involving excavation and underground work, this summer’s rain events have caused schedule delays on the Duck Creek Sewer Interceptor project adjacent to and along the Duck Creek Recreational Trail. Weather permitting, the section of the trail between Hickory Grove Road and Fairmount is expected to reopen in the first week of September. The section west of Fairmount is estimated to reopen by the first week of October. While construction and weather can be inconvenient, we encourage our trail users to hang in there. Once complete, this 5-mile, $16.25 M, ARPA-funded project will have a lasting impact on the future of our community.

• 03.17.25 | Watch for updates this fall when the remaining phase of the Goose Creek Connector Trail and Veterans Memorial Parkway Connector Trail are complete.

Meet BRAD. He is all about Better Roads Ahead for Davenport, and helping to reduce frustration when building better roads disrupts travel routes.  Find out when BRAD’s work might impact a major road near you by texting BetterRoads to 69310 or using this website, www.betterroadsdavenport.com, for more details and other resources.

Contractors, or their designee, must submit an application to close a road or reduce travel lanes in the right-of-way at least three business days in advance of the closure unless emergency conditions exist.  Work cannot commence until the application is approved. 

Submit an application at this link.

Meet GIA.  She is all about planning for the future of our community. While BRAD will help keep you informed of current construction, GIA is navigating codes, design and budgets. Look for GIA and Great Infrastructure Ahead announcements as City Council approves budgets and designs for projects coming down the pipe.