Spring construction season is officially here, and Valley Construction is hard at work on the Rebuild Downtown Rock Island Project. As work continues to ramp up and traffic changes occur, please share this communication with downtown colleagues, employees, neighbors and tenants.
As a reminder, if anyone has a question or a concern related to the project, please reach out to the following primary contacts on the ground:
Tom Brokaw, City of Rock Island
brokaw.tom@rigov.org
(309) 732-2232
Aaron Lubitz, Valley Construction
alubitz@valleyconstruction.com
(309) 314-6512
Beginning Monday, March 17, the intersection at 2nd Avenue and 19th Street will be closed to traffic for pavement removal and underground infrastructure improvements
The intersection will be fully reconstructed and “the bump” at 2nd Avenue and 19th Street will no longer be present at the completion of this portion of the project
Please see the detour map below for more information
Large vehicles may continue to drive over the miniature roundabout at the intersection of 2nd Avenue and 18th Street, as needed
Paving of new sidewalk on the east side of the 200 block of 18th Street
On-street parking will be temporarily unavailable
Fence panels will be used to close off the area and allow crews to work in a safe manner
Grading of the 1800 block of 3rd Avenue in preparation for paving new roadway
The intersection at 2nd Avenue and 19th Street will remain closed for infrastructure improvements
Paving of new sidewalk on the west side of the 100 and 200 blocks of 18th Street
On-street parking will be temporarily unavailable
Fence panels will be used to close off the area and allow crews to work in a safe manner
Paving portions of the 1800 block of 3rd Avenue
