Parts of the Medical Center Downtown Dodge Street Parking Ramp will be closed for maintenance and repairs. This will close the lower-level parking and the entrance on Johnson Street.  A portion of the upper-level parking will be closed, marked by fencing. A portion of the upper-level parking will...

The upper deck on the south entrance of the Main Library will be closed for installation of a new deck coating to support structural corrections of the loading dock. The south entrance and the sidewalk and stairs immediately south of the entrance will be closed to facilitate this work. 

The Oakdale Water Plant will be testing pressure mode settings for the newly installed tower pumps. This testing is necessary to prove that the pumps can run the system for when the tower needs to be taken out of service for maintenance. This testing will take place Tuesday, June 9 through Thursday...

The City of Iowa City will be closing multiple streets beginning Friday, June 5, through Sunday, June 7, 2026, for the Iowa Arts Festival.

The following roads will be closed for the festival at 6 a.m. on Friday, June 5, and will reopen late night Sunday, June 7:

• Clinton Street from Jefferson Street to...

Washington Street between Capitol Street and Madison Street will be closed for a City of Iowa City reconstruction project. The Washington Street reconstruction project includes replacing street pavement, upgrading ADA-compliant curb ramps, and improving stormwater infrastructure.

Throughout the...

Site restoration in the Lower Finkbine area near the Hawkeye Softball Complex has begun following a MidAmerican Energy project installing new electrical transmission lines through their easement in the area. Site restoration is expected to last three to four weeks, weather permitting. Momentary...

MidAmerican Energy will be completing excavation and gas transmission line work on the Oakdale Campus in an area between University Parkway and Glen Oaks Drive. The area will be excavated to inspect gas transmission lines and complete repairs if needed.

This closure is needed to replacing the sidewalk on the north side of Stuit Hall along of Jefferson Street.

Entrances 1 and 14 at the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories will be closed to facilitate the remodeling of the entry area.

The main south entrance (ENT 4) to the English Philosophy Building will be closed for a repair project involving the entire stairwell which is accessed via the south entry to the building. Alternate accessible entry into the building is available by traveling around the west side of the building...

The sidewalk west of the Van Allen courtyard between Biology Building East and Van Allen Hall will be closed to allow installation of a temporary steam system and replacement of the existing utility tunnel.  This work will extend out into the parking lane of the road so pedestrians will need to...

As part of the renovation project, the sidewalk to the east of the Graduate College Building (formerly Art Building) will be closed between the Performing Arts Annex and the IMU Footbridge.

Reconstruction of the Duane Banks Baseball Stadium Press Box will begin on May 6, 2026 and continue through February 2027.  In order to provide access for the construction, the sidewalk west of the stadium will remain closed throughout this construction to provide public safety while serving as main...

Engie contractors will close the sidewalk on the east side of Hawkins Road from Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center to the Center for Disabilities and Development. A temporary, ADA-compliant sidewalk will be installed to the east for access to Center for Disabilities and Development. This...

New utility installation at the Graduate College Building (formerly Art Building) will require the closure of a section sidewalk west of the IMU footbridge between the building and Riverside Drive. Pedestrians will be diverted south to a temporary sidewalk.

Engie contractors will be replacing the water main from the Newton Road Ramp to Art Building West. This phase of construction will require the closure of the western portion of the sidewalk between the pedestrian bridge crossing Highway 6 and the north side of parking Lot 42. 

The pedestrian bridge...

The Quad green area between Hillcrest Residence Hall and the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Building will be closed for construction. The project site will close the east to west sidewalk, south of lot 13, during construction. Two public parking spaces near Hillcrest Residence Hall will also...

There will be multiple closures surrounding the North Campus Parking and Chilled Water Facility for North Chilled Water Plant renovations. Please note the following closures:
• The north stairwell will be closed on all levels of the parking ramp. Use the south stairwell.
• The sidewalk on the west...

A section of sidewalk along the Iowa River will be closed as part of the construction area for the Iowa Advanced Laboratories building addition. Pedestrians should follow detour signage to the sidewalk along Madison Street.

Sidewalk closures impacting the area include the north/south portion of the sidewalk on the west side of the Art Building (facing North Riverside Drive), as well as the east/west sidewalk on the north side of the Art Building (near the Performing Arts Annex project).  Pedestrian traffic will use the...