Mount Vernon Road construction begins Tuesday

CEDAR RAPIDS - A paving project on Mount Vernon Road SE from just east of East Post Road to Vernon Valley Drive is scheduled to begin Tuesday. The project is expected to take five months for completion.

The majority of the project will be constructed under traffic, but portions of the roadway may be closed at times and delays are to be expected.

The $4.4 million project is under contract with L.L. Pelling Co. of North Liberty. The general scope of the joint Linn County and city of Cedar Rapids project includes constructing a three-lane (middle turn lane) roadway with paved shoulders. Other work includes grading, storm sewer/intakes, culvert extensions and replacements and utility relocations.

The contractor anticipates a completion date of mid-October.