This Just In

• Work on the multi-year Duck Creek Sewer Interceptor project is now past the halfway mark! Starting Wednesday, October 1, Wisconsin Avenue will be closed just south 39th Street as the sewer makes its way west. Those traveling 39th St will be detoured north to 46th St to Utah to Locust. Please use the signed detour or find an alternate route. The road is expected to reopen by October 15.
• Phase 3 of the 3rd Street Resurfacing and Partial Conversion project will begin on Tuesday, September 30. During this phase, Gaines Street will be closed between 3rd and 4th Streets to allow for work on the north side of the intersection at 3rd and Gaines Streets. Access to the bridge will be detoured for approximately six weeks while improvements are made. Find the detour map and more information at this link. 
• Work on the 4th Street Resurfacing and Partial Conversion Project begins Monday, September 29, with the closure of the road between Pine Street and Thode Court. Drivers should follow the signed detour or find an alternate route during this initial phase. Find the detour map and more information at this link. 
• Great news! Lighting upgrades at the Skybridge are complete. The bridge will re-open at 3 pm today, Friday, September 26.
• The Iowa DOT will have a lane reduction on east and westbound Kimberly Rd between Fairmount and Thornwood for road patching beginning October 1 through October 6.
• Westbound Kirkwood will be closed through October 1, for railroad bridge repairs.
• Iowa American has various water main, hydrant work, and temporary winter patch replacements happening across the City including Waverly and 13th St, Royal Oaks and Lillie, E 39th St and Davenport Ave, Kimberly and Fairmount, Winding Hill Rd and Windsor Ct, Charlotte and Tremont, Eastern and Kirkwood, and 4th and Fillmore. 

• 3rd St Resurfacing and Partial Two-way Conversion
• 4th St Resurfacing and Partial Two-way Conversion
• Duck Creek Sewer Interceptor
• Harrison St Bridge over Duck Creek
• Northwest Blvd Widening

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• 09.05.25 | Exciting news for all Duck Creek Recreational Trail enthusiasts! The trail is back open between Hickory Grove Road and Fairmount Street! While construction on the Duck Creek Sewer Interceptor project will continue west of Fairmount next to the trail and along Duck Creek, we’re happy to share that no additional trail closures are expected during this final phase. The project is set to wrap up in the spring/summer of 2026.

• 08.22.25 | Watch for changing traffic control on the Harrison St. bridge over Duck Creek the week of August 25. Two lanes of travel should be maintained. The Duck Creek Recreational Trail will remain detoured until rehabilitation is complete. The Iowa Department of Transportation estimates work will be complete in December. 

• 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.

• 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. 

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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.