Downtown 1st Avenue Projects
Construction Update | July 29, 2020
A number of public improvement projects are taking place on downtown 1st Avenue this construction season. Below is a project update.
1st Avenue | 2nd Street - 5th Street
Crews have completed underground work and continue to move forward on concrete paving, sidewalks, and streetscaping. The current traffic pattern will continue for the next couple of weeks before traffic will shift and allow crews to work on a new area of the road. One lane will continue to be open each direction. Future work will include the additional pedestrian signing and decorative fencing. You’ll see this work in the final phases. The project is on track to be completed by this fall.
1st Avenue | 6th Street - 10th Street
Road and beautification improvements continue to move forward in this section. Crews are currently working on sidewalk and streetscape improvements on both sides of 1st Avenue. The entire project will include both infrastructure and decorative streetscape improvements. The project is on schedule; we’ll see final plantings this October.  The project is in partnership with the MedQuarter District; the streetscape and aesthetic improvements are privately funded. 
CITY CONSTRUCTION
MANAGER
Taylor Burgin
319-286-5524
CITY PROJECT MANAGER
Gary Petersen
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ABOUT THE PROJECT
1st Avenue | 2nd Street - 5th Street

  • Raised medians
  • Flashing pedestrian signals
  • ADA audible message, locator tones
  • Decorative fencing, landscaping and parking restrictions to reduce unsafe mid-block pedestrian crossings
  • Trail and crosswalk move from the west side of the railroad tracks to the east side
  • Removal of in-road warning lights
ABOUT THE PROJECT
1st Avenue | 6th Street - 10th Street

  • Partnership with MedQuarter
  • Decorative parkway pavers
  • Tree planting 
  • Decorative parking lot screening
  • Street light upgrading
  • Landscaping and benches
  • Asphalt, curb, and gutter repairs
  • sidewalk and ADA improvements
  • New or modified traffic signals
  • New northbound lanes on 8th Street for easier I-380 access
City of Cedar Rapids Public Works Department 500 15th Avenue SW | 319.286.5802