Bowling Street SW Project

Construction Update | Nov 16, 2020 Improvements on Bowling Street SW began in September. Traffic will be reduced to one lane each direction during the course of construction. Crews are currently working on railroad work just north of 49th Avenue Drive SW. This has included a temporary full closure on Bowling Street until rail work is completed. Traffic is detoured to 41st Avenue Drive SW to C Street SW to Highway 30. This closure is anticipated to last approximately two more weeks.  Work will continue as long as winter weather allows, when the project will shut down for the winter and traffic lanes will be restored. The project is scheduled to be completed in 2021.  About the Project The project on Bowling Street SW stretches from Wilson Avenue to 50th Avenue. Improvements include pavement repair and upgrading the railroad crossing between 49th Avenue Drive SW and 43rd Avenue SW with a new rail signal, gates and median. Bowling Street SW will be converted from four lanes (two lanes each direction) to three lanes (one lane each direction with a dedicated center turn lane). This layout results in fewer rear-end crashes and improves safety by providing a shared middle turn lane for drivers making left-hand turns, without impacting traffic flow. The project is scheduled to be completed spring 2021.

CITY CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Dillon Feldmann, P.E. 319-286-5703 d.feldmann@cedar-rapids.org PROJECT MANAGER Tim Mroch, P.E. 319-286-5896 T.Mroch@cedar-rapids.org Looking for all project updates? Newsletter Archives

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