Broadway Avenue Improvement Project
Updates:
STAGE 2 – From NW 2nd Street (IA 415) to NE 20th Lane
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Westbound and eastbound traffic is maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) from NW 2nd Street (IA 415) to NE 17th Court on new pavement.
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Westbound traffic is maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) from NE 17th Court to east of NE 20th Lane on new pavement. Eastbound traffic is closed.
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NE 1st Street, NE 3rd Street, NE 7th Street, NE 17th Court, and NE 20th Lane are open north and south of NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue).
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Work along the eastbound lanes from NE 14th Street (U.S. 69) to east of NE 17th Court is still under construction.
Please travel with caution in this area and obey all work zone signs and work zone speed limits.
STAGE 3 – From NE 20th Lane to NE 29th Street.
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Public utility work to continue along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) from east of NE 20th Lane to NE 29th Street.
- Private utility work to continue from east of Deezee to Fourmile Creek.
- Westbound traffic is maintained along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) on the westbound lane, eastbound traffic is closed from NE 20th Lane to NE 29th Street.
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NE 26th Street closed at the intersection of NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) and NE 26th Street. Local traffic detour to NE 42nd Avenue.
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NE 27th Court and NE 28th Court open north of NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue), with only westbound turns allowed.
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NE 29th Street is open north and south of NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue), with westbound and eastbound turns allowed.
Proceed with caution in the working area.
Please refer to the Detour Map.
***STARTING MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025***
Northbound and southbound NE 22nd Street traffic will be switched to new pavement. Traffic will be two-lanes, head-to-head.
Westbound traffic along NE Broadway Avenue (NE 46th Avenue) turns to southbound NE 22ND Street will be switched to new pavement.
Please travel with caution in this area and obey all work zone signs and work zone speed limits. Schedule is subject to change.
***STARTING MONDAY, JUNE 16 – JUNE 23, 2025***
Private utility relocations to resume between NE 17th Cate and NE 20th Lane. Relocations work to continue into late July, early August.
Schedule is subject to change.
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