6th Street SW, South of 76th Avenue

Construction Update | 8-20-21 Construction is scheduled to begin on Monday, August 23 on 6th Street SW. Traffic Impacts  6th Street SW will be closed between 76th Avenue SW and Wright Brothers Blvd while construction is underway. The intersection of 6th Street and 76th Avenue will remain open. Access into BAE Systems remains open from the south site entrance. Business and residential access will remain open throughout construction. A variety of improvements are underway on the SW side: 6th Street SW will be closed starting August 23 between 76th Avenue to Wright Brothers Blvd. Kirkwood Blvd SW currently closed at Woodstone Lane SW, for roundabout construction. This intersection will serve as the main entrance to a new 5th/6th grade building that the school district is beginning construction on. The intersection will transition into a single-lane roundabout to help support additional traffic volumes and safely manage the flow of traffic. Scheduled for completion fall 2021. (Opening Next Week) C Street SW currently closed for Linn County work (culvert replacement). Anticipated to re-open the week of August 23.  DETOUR: Traffic should detour onto Ely Road SW, east of the project sites shown below, until C Street is re-opened.

CITY CONSTRUCTION MANAGER Joel Robinson 319-286-5533 j.robinson@cedar-rapids.org PROJECT MANAGER Tim Mroch, P.E. 319-286-5896 T.Mroch@cedar-rapids.org Looking for all project updates? Newsletter Archives Project Video Learn more details about the project by watching an informational video on our website About the Project The 6th Street SW project stretches 2,000 feet south of 76th Avenue SW, and includes pavement reconstruction and a roundabout, new sidewalk and trail, additional turn lanes, utility upgrades, and new trees and plantings. It is scheduled to be completed late summer 2022.

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