The devastating storm that hit the Iowa City area on Monday left hundreds of downed trees, limbs, and wood debris in its wake. City crews, along with the help of the Iowa Department of Transportation and the Johnson County Secondary Roads Department, are working throughout our community to clear streets and remove debris from the City right-of-way. Due to the amount of damage, it may be some time before crews make it to your neighborhood.

Curbside crews continue to collect on public right-of-way. To help speed up debris removal, the City will begin accepting downed trees, limbs,...

Dodge Street from Burlington to Bowery streets has reopened after crews were able to clear downed power lines and trees caused by the Aug. 10 storm.

As of now, the major road that remains closed is Muscatine Avenue between Dearborn Street and Seventh Avenue. Some side streets also remain closed.

Some areas may take days to clear due to the large amount of damage, with multiple trees being caught in power lines. The City is not able to clear them until MidAmerican Energy can ensure that the area is safe for cleanup crews.

MidAmerican has restored power to many in...

North Clinton Street will be turned to one-way traffic going north from Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, to Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, to allow for an elongated University of Iowa student move-in.

The move-in schedule has been expanded to allow a more socially distanced process due to the COVID-19 pandemic by having less students move in at one time.

North Clinton Street will be one-way traffic going north from Market Street to Church Street over those days. The right lane will be for through traffic, the left lane will be for move-in traffic parking.

That traffic will then...

Iowa City Transit will make several temporary changes the Downtown Shuttle routes effective Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, to increase capacity on the high-demand south Downtown Shuttle route and promote social distancing as the University of Iowa fall session begins.

The north Downtown Shuttle route will be temporarily discontinued, and the service capacity will be reallocated to the South Downtown Shuttle route which has significantly more ridership The South Downtown Shuttle will increase from three to four 15-minute South Downtown Shuttle trips per hour South Shuttle will depart from the...