Road work at Highway 965 and Penn Street set to kick off this week

Another road project on Highway 965 is set to begin this week, while progress continues on other roadwork in the area.

According to a city release, work is set to begin on the east side of the Highway 965 and Penn Street intersection on Thursday, with access remaining open to businesses along the two heavily used streets.

Work on this Highway 965 project is expected to take four weeks.

While access will be open, there will be some changes for motorists to look out for. The work will close the east side of that intersection immediately at the highway, according to the release. Because of this, Penn Street traffic will be able to access Highway 965 from the west and turn north or south; the intersection will remain open to northbound and southbound traffic; and Penn Street traffic from the east of Highway 965 will be detoured to Front, Dubuque and Zeller streets.

Meanwhile, work on Highway 965 north of Penn Street continues. According to the release, Highway 965 and its intersections with Scales Bend Road, 240th Street and Dubuque Street are on track to be reopened to regular traffic in mid-July.

Additional work will remain afterward, including the installation of traffic signals at Scales Bend Road, sidewalk and trail construction, and landscaping - work that will require lane reductions or flaggers to complete.

City officials are asking drivers to use caution around the work site, allowing for extra travel time, and to find alternative routes when possible. Details and updates on this and other North Liberty construction projects are available at northlibertyiowa.org/projects.