Engineering - City of Des Moines Road Closures

East Watrous Avenue between SE 34th Street and SE 40th Street
Starting: 05/22/2012 08:00 AM
Ending: 06/12/2012 06:00 PM
This section of the roadway will be closed beginning Tuesday, May 22, 2012 for approximately 3 weeks. This closure is necessary for storm sewer work.
Motorists are urged to use caution when driving in this area and obey all construction zone signing.
In case of inclement weather, work will be done on the following day or when weather permits.
If there are questions, contact Zach Erickson, Project Engineer, City of Des Moines (515) 283-4023

SE 6th from Court Avenue to East Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway
Starting: 05/08/2012 09:00 AM
Ending: 08/08/2012 06:00 PM
This closure is necessary for the SE 6th Street Widening project, and is expected to last for approximately 3 months.
A detour will be marked using East Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, SE 4th Street and Court Avenue.
Motorists are urged to use caution when driving in this area and obey all construction zone signing.
If there are questions, contact Matt Becker, Project Engineer, City of Des Moines (515) 283-4026

LANE REDUCTION: 6th Avenue Bridge over the Des Moines River
Starting: 04/24/2012 09:00 AM
Ending: 11/30/2012 06:00 PM
The 6th Avenue Bridge over the Des Moines River will be reduced to one-lane traffic in each direction beginning at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012 for bridge rehabilitation work. This lane reduction is expected to be in effect until November 2012. Motorists are urged to use caution when driving in this area and obey all construction zone signing.
If there are questions, contact City of Des Moines Project Engineer, Ben Cole (515) 283-4176

REVISED Lane Reduction: SW 9th Street @ Murphy Street
Starting: 04/18/2012 09:00 AM
Ending: 05/30/2012 06:00 PM
SW 9th Street at Murphy Street (south of the downtown viaduct) will be reduced to one lane traffic beginning at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 18, 2012 for approximately 6 weeks. This lane reduction is necessary for storm sewer construction.

Murphy Street between SW 9th Street and SW 11th Street will be closed during this same time period.

Motorists are urged to use caution when driving in this area and obey all construction zone signing.
If there are questions, contact City of Des Moines Project Engineer, Matthew Becker (515) 283-4026

Hartford Avenue from SE 22nd Street east to the Cownie Soccer complex entrance
Starting: 04/13/2012 07:00 AM
Ending: 06/18/2012 07:00 PM
In conjunction with several major soccer events at the Cownie Soccer Complex, Hartford Avenue from SE 22nd Street east to the Cownie Soccer complex entrance will be closed to through traffic from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on the following dates:

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 11 to 13, 2012
Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, 2012
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, May 26 to 28, 2012
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17, 2012

Motorists are urged to use caution when driving in this area, obey all signing and expect delays.
If there are questions, contact the City of Des Moines, Traffic and Transportation Division (515) 283-4973

Beaver Avenue from Aurora Avenue to Meredith Drive
Starting: 04/02/2012 09:00 AM
Ending: 11/01/2012 06:00 PM
This section of road will be closed to through traffic beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, April 2, 2012. The closure will be in effect until fall 2012, and is necessary for the Beaver Avenue Construction project, which will reconstruct the roadway to a 3-lane facility. The project is expected to be built over the next two construction seasons.
A detour will be posted using Meredith Drive, Merle Hay Road, and Aurora Avenue. Motorists are urged to use caution when driving in this area, obey all construction zone signing and expect minor delays.
If there are questions, contact the Polk County Public Works Department at (515) 286-3705, or click on the following link to visit their project website.
BeaverAve.aspx

East Bound Vine Street from SW 2nd Avenue to Water Street
Starting: 03/26/2012 09:00 AM
Ending: 06/30/2013 06:00 PM
East bound Vine Street from SW 2nd Avenue to Water Street will be closed beginning Monday, March 26, 2012 through approximately June 2013. This closure is necessary for construction of Hampton Inn.
Motorists are urged to use caution when driving in this area and obey all construction zone signing.
If there are questions, contact the City of Des Moines, Traffic and Transportation Division (515) 283-4973

Lane Reduction: 2nd Avenue from Walnut Street to Grand Avenue
Starting: 03/26/2012 09:00 AM
Ending: 06/08/2012 06:00 PM
This area of the roadway will be reduced to one lane to complete the Court Avenue/2nd Avenue storm sewer project.
Motorist are urged to use caution when driving in this area, obey all construction zone signing and expect minor delays.
If there are questions, contact City of Des Moines Project Engineer, David Kamp (515) 283-4022

Lane Reduction: Grand Avenue east bound lane between 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue
Starting: 03/26/2012 09:00 AM
Ending: 07/13/2012 12:00 AM
The east bound lane of this roadway section will be closed to complete the Court Avenue/2nd Avenue storm sewer project. The west bound lanes on Grand Avenue will remain open.
Motorists are urged to use caution when driving in this area, obey all construction zone signing and expect minor delays.
If there are questions, contact City of Des Moines Project Engineer, David Kamp (515) 283-4022

Indianola Avenue from East McKinley to SE 16th Court
Starting: 03/19/2012 08:00 AM
Ending: 12/19/2012 06:00 PM
This section of roadway will be closed to traffic beginning at 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 19, 2012 for approximately 9 months. The closure is necessary for the Indianola Avenue widening project.
A detour will be posted using East McKinley Avenue and SE 14th Street.
Motorists are urged to use caution when driving in this area and obey all construction zone signing.
If there are questions, contact David Kamp, Project Engineer, City of Des Moines (515) 283-4022