City Of Ames: South Grand Avenue Extension Ribbon-Cutting And Road Opening Set For Friday

Press release from the City of Ames:

10/26/2021 9:30 AM

The public is invited to join Mayor John Haila and the Ames City Council, along with City of Ames staff, consultant team, and contractors, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the South Grand Avenue Extension at 2 p.m. on Friday, October 29. Attendees should gather at the South Grand Avenue and South Fifth Street intersection. Participants may enter the South Grand extension from the north or south. Vehicles will be parked along the new road. After the ribbon-cutting, drivers can get back in their vehicles, the barricades will be removed, and motorists will exit via the new extension.

The South Grand Avenue Extension project was a multi-phase, multi-year project, and involved multiple agencies, consultants, and contractors. The final phase completes the connection between South Fifth Street and South 16th Street, providing a through route from South 16th Street to the north boundary of Ames.

A temporary traffic signal located at South Grand Avenue and South 16th Street is now operational. During the 2022 construction season, pavement and intersection improvements will be made on South 16th Street each direction from South Duff Avenue.

For more information, contact Tracy Peterson, Municipal Engineer, at 515.239.5163 or tracy.peterson@cityofames.org

South Grand Avenue looking north.

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