Broadway Avenue Improvement Project
Updates:
STAGE 2 – From NW 2nd Street (IA 415) to NE 20th Lane
Westbound and eastbound traffic is maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) from NW 2nd Street (IA 415) to NE 14th Street (US 69) on new pavement.
Westbound and eastbound traffic is maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) from NE 14th Street (US 69) to east of NE 17th Court on new pavement. The construction in this area is in progress. Please travel with caution in this area and obey all work zone signs and work zone speed limits.
NE 1st Street, NE 3rd Street, NE 7th Street, and NE 17th Court are open north and south of NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue).
Please refer to the Detour Map.
Please travel with caution in this area and obey all work zone signs and work zone speed limits.
Overview:
Improvements along Broadway Avenue between NW 2nd Avenue/IA 415 and Hubbell Avenue/US 6, approximately 5.4 miles.
- Reconstruction to an urban section with a center two-way left turn lane with curb and gutter and storm sewer.
- Roadway underpass below dual UPRR tracks and improvements to two other at-grade UPRR crossings.
- Lowering of Broadway Avenue under I-235 to remove the “Low Clearance” designation and provide more efficient truck routes.
- Trail construction on the north side of Broadway Avenue from 2nd Avenue / IA 415 to Four Mile Creek Bridge.
- Sidewalk construction from Four Mile Creek Bridge to just west of Hubbell Avenue / US 6.
- Roundabout construction at NE 38th Street and NE 46th Street
- Traffic signalization upgrades along the corridor.
- Major construction begins in the spring of 2023 and completion is scheduled for 2026.
Broadway Avenue Project Plans:
Contact:
If you have additional questions, please email: Broadway.Project@polkcountyiowa.gov