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Broadway Avenue Improvement Project

Updates Beginning Monday, April 22nd:

STAGE 1 / NE 20th Ln & NE 29th Street - Hubbell Avenue.
Westbound traffic is maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue).
NE 38th Street north and south of NE Broadway Avenue is closed.
NE 46th Street north and south of NE Broadway Avenue is closed.
NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) is closed at NE 20th Lane.
Please refer to the Detour map.

Please travel with caution in this area and obey all work zone signs and work zone speed limits.


STAGE 2 / NW 2nd Street (Iowa Highway 415) - E 14th Street (U.S. Highway 69)
Westbound traffic to be maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue).
Eastbound traffic closed. Please follow detour.
NE 3rd Street is closed north and south of NE Broadway Avenue.
NE 7th Street is closed north of NE Broadway 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