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Broadway Avenue Improvement Project

Updates:

STAGE 2 – From NW 2nd Street (IA 415) to E 14th Street (US 69)

Westbound traffic to be maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue).

Eastbound traffic closed. Please follow detour.

NW 1st Street is closed south of NE Broadway Avenue.

NE 3rd Street is closed north and south of NE Broadway Avenue.

NE 7th Street is closed north of NE Broadway Avenue.

NE 17th Court traffic is two-way on northbound lanes. Please refer to NE 17th Court Exhibit.

Please refer to the Detour Map.

Starting AUGUST 5TH, westbound traffic will be maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) on new pavement. Eastbound traffic will remain closed. NE 3rd Street & NE 7th Street will open north of NE Broadway Avenue. NW 1st Street will remain closed south of NE Broadway Avenue. NE 3rd Street & NE 7th Street will close south of NE Broadway Avenue from AUGUST 5TH until NOVEMBER 2024. Schedule is subject to change. Please refer to the Future 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