City Of Ames: Eighth Street And Douglas Avenue Intersection Closed Beginning Monday

Press release from the City of Ames:

08/13/2021 11:30 AM

The intersection of Eighth Street and Douglas Avenue will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, Aug. 16, weather permitting. This closure is necessary to complete improvements to the road, storm sewer, and sanitary sewer.

The City of Ames has contracted with Manatts Inc. to complete these improvements. Its subcontractor, Precision Pipe & Grading, will begin work on underground improvements on Monday. This work will include replacement of storm sewer intakes and upsizing the pipes in between the intakes, sanitary sewer, and storm sewer manhole. This project stage is expected to take one week to complete.

All are encouraged to take note of this construction activity in the area and allow extra travel time as delays may occur. For safety reasons, please keep children and pets away from the construction zone.

For more information, contact Hafiz Ibrahim, Civil Engineer, at Abdelhafiz.ibrahim@cityofames.org or 515.239.5245. For general construction updates, go to www.CityOfAmes.org/Construction

This press release was produced by the City of Ames. The views expressed here are the author’s own.