Dubuque Street will temporarily convert to a one-way road, with two lanes of outbound traffic, after home Hawkeye Football games to accommodate heavy traffic leaving Iowa City.

Post-game, Dubuque Street will only allow northbound, one-way traffic between Foster and Park Roads. There will be no south-bound traffic between Foster Road and Park Road during this time. Drivers should instead use Highway 1/Dodge Street (Exit 246) to access Iowa City from I-80. Residents living north of Park Road who use Dubuque Street to access Iowa City will be directed north and will have to access...

The Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) has announced awards of $5,800 for five public art projects through its Matching Grant Project, which matches funds up to $2,000 for local visual, audio, or performance-based art. Proposals are submitted by artists, and members of PAAC make final award selections.

The most recently approved projects include:

The Iowa Disability Creative Works Gallery: $300 has been awarded to assist in printing materials and promoting a fall art show for the Iowa Disability Creative Works Gallery,...

Crews will be installing a new traffic signal at the intersection of Washington and Clinton Streets on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016.

Drivers will notice temporary stop signs at the intersection as the new traffic signal lights are installed. Crews expect to begin work at 9 a.m. and to be finished by 3 p.m.

The traffic signal installation is part of ongoing work on Washington Street as part of a larger Downtown and Pedestrian Mall Streetscape Plan. The project will give Washington Street a fresh, updated look while also updating aging underground infrastructure.

People can...

As work continues on the First Avenue Grade Separation Project, residents are advised that starting Wednesday, August 24, parking will no longer be allowed on the north side of Bradford Drive between First Avenue and William Street. This restriction is to alleviate traffic congestion and improve safety for motorists and pedestrians near South East Junior High.

Crews closed First Avenue south of Bradford Drive through Mall Drive on August 20, 2016 to complete work on the railroad bridge and start paving First Avenue below the bridge. First Avenue is expected to reopen by Labor Day...