However, 48th Place will be extended south to connect with Second Avenue at the current 47th Place intersection. Also, the existing eastbound on and off ramps to Second Avenue are closed. Traffic is now using temporary on and off ramps at Second Avenue. This is being done to allow construction of the permanent on and off ramps. Patching is occurring on Interstate 35 from mile marker 170 to mile marker 177 into Cerro Gordo County.
Motorists can expect intermittent lane closures of up to four miles.
One lane will remain open in each direction at all times. The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 between the U.S. 30 Interchange in Story County and D-59 in Hamilton County are undergoing complete reconstruction. The southbound lanes of I-35 are now closed to traffic from one mile south of the Roland exit, south to about one mile south of the 13th Street exit in Ames. Both the northbound and southbound rest areas south of Story City are closed. This is a bridge replacement project on Interstate 80 over the Iowa River in Iowa City.