The second phase of the Iowa Department of Transportation’s bridge deck overlay project on U.S. 61/151 over the Peosta Channel is scheduled to begin Monday and will involve significant lane closures and detours through the summer. The project will improve the bridge surface north of 16th Street and require closure of the southbound lanes of U.S. 61/151 from the Wisconsin Bridge exit to the 9th Street/11th Street interchange. Beginning April 21st, Inside lanes of U.S. 61/151 will close in both directions to allow for the removal of median barriers. Starting April 23rd, Both southbound lanes of U.S. 61/151 will be closed. During the closure of the southbound lanes, northbound and southbound traffic will be merged into a two-way traffic pattern in the northbound lanes of the highway. The southbound entrance ramp from Kerper Blvd. to U.S. 61/151 will be closed, as will the southbound exit ramp at the 9th St./11th St. interchange. The southbound exit ramp for Kerper Boulevard and Chaplain Schmitt Island will be accessible during the project.
