Ellis Boulevard and 6th Street NW Connector

Construction Update | 9-16-2022

Road improvements are set to begin on the Ellis Boulevard / 6th Street Connector project. This will be a multi-year project.


Upcoming

Construction continues at the intersection of E Avenue and Ellis Boulevard NW, specifically construction of the sidewalks and median pavers. The intersection will remain closed until all infrastructure work is complete.


Work at the intersection of F Avenue and Ellis Boulevard is scheduled to begin once E Avenue is open to traffic. Please follow the detour signs and help keep the construction site safe for everyone.  


If you have questions or concerns about this project, please contact a member of our project team.


Thank you

About This Project

This project will extend 6th Street NW from its current terminal point north of B Avenue and connect it with the intersection of Ellis Boulevard and E Avenue.


The work involves new pavement construction where road does not currently exist. We will renovate existing 6th Street NW from B Avenue to 1st Avenue. The project will also include water main extension, sidewalk, railroad crossing additions and removals, on-street bicycle facilities, roundabout construction at both E Avenue and F Avenue. The intersection of 5th Street NW and 1st Avenue will be converted to a three-fourths-access intersection and the traffic signal will be removed. The railroad Union Pacific Railroad crossings at I Avenue NW, 10th Street SE, B Avenue/C Avenue NW, the pedestrian crossing between 1st Avenue E and 2nd Avenue SE, and the pedestrian crossing between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue SE will be closed as a part of this project.


Construction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 2022 with completion in the fall of 2023.

CONTRACTOR
Boomerang Corporation
Matt Bockenstedt
319-462-4435

PROJECT MANAGER

Karin Kee

319-286-5847

k.kee@cedar-rapids.org


CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Joel Robinson

319-286-5533

j.robinson@cedar-rapids.org

About the Project
The Ellis Boulevard and 6th Street NW Connector project is a multi-phase, multi-year project that includes pavement replacement, new street, roundabout, and railroad crossing construction, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, and water main improvements, railroad crossing removal, sidewalk extensions, ADA compliant ramp improvements and pedestrian crossings, traffic signal removal, and street removal.
Project Video
Online video that provides project details available on our website.
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