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).
STAGE 3 – From NE 20th Lane to NE 29th Street.
- Public utility work to continue along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) from east of NE 20th Lane to east of Interstate 235, west of the Deezee entrance.
- Private utility work to continue from east of Deezee to NE 29th Street.
- Westbound traffic will be maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) on the westbound lane, eastbound traffic is closed from NE 20th Lane to NE 29th Street.
- Westbound and eastbound traffic will be maintained from Deezee entrance to NE 29th Street. Intermittent lane closures with flaggers will be in place due to private utility work.
Please refer to the Detour Map.
***STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 31ST, 2025***
Traffic along NE Broadway Avenue from NE 14th Street to Interstate I-235 will be one-way, westbound only. The Stage 2 working area from NE 14th Street to NE 20th Ln will maintain one-way, westbound traffic on new pavement. Eastbound traffic will be closed. NE 17th Court will be open, and traffic maintained on alternating sides. MARCH 31 until JUNE 2025. Schedule is subject to change. Please refer to the Future Detour Map and the Future NE 17th Ct Detour exhibits.
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