road construction

Officials say the bridge will be completely closed for at least 3 months while repair work is completed.

A bridge that sees nearly 2,000 vehicles per day, closes immediately after Labor Day.

One of the biggest headaches of 2015 had been the Highway 100 construction project and how it has made of mess of traffic on Edgewood Road. However, it looks like after tonight, that might be changing, at least for the rest of 2015.

Plans have been unveiled which should relieve some of the traffic congestion on one of Cedar Rapids' busiest roadways. I think it will also make the area much more inviting.

As the city continues to convert one way streets into two way streets downtown, we knew there'd be some confusion.  However, nothing quite compares to the extremely complicated changes that have now taken over 3rd Ave.  Let's just call it a "work in progress".

The transformation of roads in the core of downtown Cedar Rapids from one-way to two-way traffic continues on Friday.

There's too many times I sit in the studio overlooking downtown, and see people driving the wrong way down a one way, or on the other side of the street on a 2 way.  It's just dangerous.  No matter how many signs are posted, the downtown is confusing for outsiders (especially with the many construction projects), causing frustration among locals, and dangerous for pedestrians and bike riders. But