Tower Terrace is open for business

The new Tower Terrace interchange at Interstate 380 got a formal opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday

Jun. 22, 2023 4:43 pm, Updated: Jun. 23, 2023 1:35 pm

People struggle to cut the ribbon with the ceremonial scissors at the Tower Terrace interchange along the line of Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell smiles as she listens to Iowa DOT Chief Engineer Mitch Dillavou talks about the road project at the Tower Terrace interchange along the line of Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A large group of people gathers at the Tower Terrace interchange at Interstate 380 along the line of Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids on Thursday for a ribbon cutting ceremony of the interchange. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

The crowd applauds Marion Deputy City Manager Kim Downs after she thanked all of the partners that made the interchange project possible at the Tower Terrace interchange on Interstate 380 along the line of Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

District Representative for Congresswoman Ashley Hinson Andrew Whiting watches as Iowa DOT Chief Engineer Mitch Dillavou speaks about the project during the Tower Terrace interchange ribbon cutting along the line of Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids on Thursday. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Marion Deputy City Manager Kim Downs talks about the the accomplishment of finishing the Tower Terrace interchange at Interstate 380 along the line of Hiawatha and Cedar Rapids on Thursday during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the interchange. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)