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LIVE IOWA RIVER FLOOD UPDATES
New Iowa City Evacuations
' Sand Road South of 560th Street to Highway 22, by 12:30 p.m. July 2
' Izaak Walton Road SE
' Camino Del Rio SE
' Driftwood Lane SE
' Ocean Boulevard SE
' River Front Estates NE
' 6979 and 6951 Tri County Bridge Road
' Lola Lane SE
' Sand Road South of 560th Street to Hwy 22
' Winter Eagle Road SE
' River Bend Road SE
' Fountain Court SE
Voluntary Evacuations
' Swan Lake Road NW
' Oak Crest Hill Road
' Sand Road SE
' 520th Street
' River Junction
' Sioux Avenue SE
' 640th Street SE
' 660th Street SE
' Eden Farm Road SE
Emergency Shelters
With homes being evacuated, the American Red Cross serving Greater Iowa is opening an emergency shelter at 5 p.m. at the Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4265 Oak Crest Hill Rd. SE., Iowa City.
United Way of Johnson & Washington Counties activated its Emergency Volunteer Center and Disaster Call Center Wednesday to coordinate volunteers who want to help with flood preparedness or clean-up. Volunteers can sign up at the center, which is in the Iowa State Extension conference Rooms at the county fairgrounds, or get more information by calling (319) 337-8657.
New Road Closures
' 140th Street east of Ely Road (at the ATV Park)
' Sandy Beach Road (at the beach)
' Chambers between Amana Road and Knapp Creek Way
' Chambers south of 140th
' Buchanan north of 540th
' Orville Yoder Turnpike between Black Diamond and the bridge
' Black Diamond between Half Moon and Hazelwood
' Black Diamond west of Blackhawk
' Cosgrove Road at Old Man's Creek
' Eagle Avenue south of Rohret
' Blackhawk Avenue at Old Man's Creek
' Sand Road between 520th and HWY 22
' River Junction Road
' White Oak between 500th and 520th
' Napoleon between Sand Road and Sioux
' Kansas Avenue between HWY 1 and Sharon Center Road
' Y Avenue off of Tri County Bridge
' 560th between Sand Road and Sioux
' Tri County Bridge Road
' Maier Avenue between 480th and Osage
' 500th west of Oakcrest Hill Road
' Oakcrest Hill Road at 500th Street
' Oakcrest Hill Road between Observatory and 545th Street
' Amana Road between Blain Cemetery and Greencastle
Coralville preparations
' 1,300 feet of HESCO barriers are being deployed on the south side of Clear Creek
' Temporary floodwalls will be installed along the Iowa River behind behind the Iowa River Power Restaurant
' Sandbagging of individual properties is not necessary
University of Iowa flood preparations
' Sandbagging/HESCO palcement at Water Plant intake and around Power Plant to south (in progress)
' 12-foot HESCO wall is being installed around Mayflower Residence Hall
' Flood barriers will be installed around Art Building West
' 4-foot HESCO barriers will be installed along west and east sides of Iowa River bank on campus
' All classes and programs are being held as scheduled
' Those visiting the UI campus are urged to avoid the I-80/Dubuque Street exit (Exit 244)
University of Iowa closures and service changes
' Beckwith Boat House and Mayflower Residence Hall closed
' East and west sidewalks along Iowa River closed
' Northbound lanes of North Dubuque Street closed
' CAMBUS service to Mayflower suspended
' Southbound lane of Riverside Drive (for flood wall installation at Art Building West) closed
' Lot 42 adjacent closed (for flood wall installation at Art Building West). Alternate parking in Hancher lot; College of Public Health access via Ferson Avenue.
' Iowa Memorial Union footbridge closed
' Iowa Memorial Union south metered lot closed
' Hancher footbridge closed
' Motor Pool office relocated to Motor Pool garage, Madison Street
Other new emergency orders
' A boating ban is in effect on the Iowa River below the Coralville Dam
' Boating ban includes boating, canoeing, swimming, wading or any other recreational use of the water
Weekend event changes and cancellations
' Due to saturated ground on the University of Iowa Pentacrest, the Main Stage will be relocated to Dubuque Street near Iowa Avenue, at the same location as the Iowa Arts Festival Main Stage.
' Riverside Theatre has adjusted its weekend plans to due flood projections
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Curt Benskin (right) assists his neighbor Scott Bys in packing for a mandatory evacuation along Izaak Walton Road SE just south of Iowa City by Johnson County on Wednesday, July 02, 2014. The Johnson County Sheriff's Department notified residents in several low-lying areas along the Iowa River of mandatory evacuation orders issued by the county Wednesday. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette-KCRG)
Curt Benskin assists his neighbor along Izaak Walton Road SE just south of Iowa City in loading belongings into a truck after mandatory evacuation orders were issued by Johnson County on Wednesday, July 02, 2014. The Johnson County Sheriff's Department notified residents in several low-lying areas along the Iowa River of mandatory evacuation orders issued by the county Wednesday. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette-KCRG)
Scott Bys stands by a truck loaded with his belongings as he prepares to leave his home of 14 years on Izaak Walton Road SE just south of Iowa City on Wednesday, July 02, 2014. The Johnson County Sheriff's Department notified residents in several low-lying areas along the Iowa River of mandatory evacuation orders issued by the county Wednesday.(Adam Wesley/The Gazette-KCRG)
Workers from Streb Construction Co and the City of Iowa City erect HESCO flood barriers along the shore of the Iowa River by Cole's Mobile Home Court in Iowa City on Wednesday, July 02, 2014. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette-KCRG)
Sand bags are utilized in preparation for flooding along River Bend Road in Iowa City on Wednesday, July 02, 2014. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette-KCRG)
Scott Bys loads a truck with his belongings after receiving a mandatory evacuation order at his home along Izaak Walton Road SE just south of Iowa City on Wednesday, July 02, 2014. The Johnson County Sheriff's Department notified residents in several low-lying areas along the Iowa River of mandatory evacuation orders issued by the county Wednesday. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette-KCRG)
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