Construction Closures & Updates

• Effective immediately (2-28-22), the Park Avenue Bridge will be closed to allow for utility work related to the bridge replacement project. The bridge will remain closed until the work is completed.  Motorists and pedestrians are not to move the barricades and access the closed area.  
  
• Effective on 4/11/2022 until fall of 2023,  there will be posted detour routes for trail, sidewalk, water trail, and vehicles for the Park Avenue bridge replacement project. Click here to view in more detail. 
  
• The next set of beams for Park Avenue are scheduled to arrive on Friday, June 2.  It is anticipated that the beams will be on site at 7:00 am with deliveries continuing through 4:00 pm. 
  Beams will be traveling to the site via US 63 to Sycamore Street to Park Avenue.  Trucks will turn left onto Park Avenue at Sycamore Street then go backwards on Park Avenue towards the river to deliver the beams. 
  As trucks move into position, MET buses could be delayed for several minutes at the station. 
  Please avoid parking on Sycamore Street between US 63 and Park Avenue, if possible.

• Closure of the 11th Street Bridge is closed and is expected to reopen late fall of 2023.

• On Tuesday, May 30th the 400 block of Loma Street is closed to allow sewer maintenance staff to perform sanitary sewer repairs. The approximate location of this closure is at 464/465 Loma Street so the street will be accessible to local traffic only, no thru traffic. Closure is expected to be in place for approximately one week.
• On Wednesday, May 31, Stage I of the E. San Marnan Drive Reconstruction project will begin in the southwestern quadrant of the E. San Marnan Drive/Hawkeye Road (Hwy 21) intersection.
  • During this stage of construction, the following will apply:
    • Eastbound E. San Marnan Drive traffic will not be allowed right turns onto southbound Hawkeye Road.
    • Westbound E. San Marnan Drive traffic will not be allowed left turns onto southbound Hawkeye Road.
    • Northbound Hawkeye Road traffic will not be allowed left turns onto westbound E. San Marnan Drive.

• The W. 9th Street and South Street intersection is closed to allow the contractor to perform work related to the above­mentioned project. There is a signed detour in place. Closure is expected to be in place until September I. Detour information is available on the link below.
• E. 4th Street from Ralston Rd. to Lakeside St. is closed for construction.
• E. Shaulis Road is closed from the Lost Island Theme park entrance to the Isle Casino entrance. This closure will be in place until Spring 2023
• Beginning Monday, April 3, the W. 9th Street and South Street intersection will be closed to allow the contractor to perform work related to the above-mentioned project. There will be a signed detour in place.  Closure is expected to be in place until September 1.  
  
  Detour information is available on the  link below. 
  https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bf8db03800ef46558ac69798c4268988
  For questions regarding this project, please call Traffic Operations at 319-291-4440. 

• University Avenue Reconstruction Project  
• LaPorte / Hess Road Reconstruction Project
• Click here for  a link to the City of Cedar Falls Construction updates

Closures

Interactive Road Construction Map

Contact Information
Jamie Knutson, P.E., City Engineer
City Hall 
715 Mulberry St. 
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Phone: (319) 291-4312
Fax: (319) 291-4262
Email: city.engineer@waterloo-ia.org 
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm