Overnight Road Closures Scheduled Next Week for Railroad Repairs In West Des Moines

WEST DES MOINES, IA — City crews will repair railroad crossing approaches on some major roadways next week in West Des Moines if the weather allows. The resurfacing projects will be done overnights and will require street closures lasting from approximately 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

The affected areas are 50th Street, 60th Street and Jordan Creek Parkway. Electronic message boards on each street will display the project date to aid drivers in planning ahead.

Residents in the area can expect to hear noise with the milling part of the project and it should last only a couple of hours. Trucks unloading asphalt material and the asphalt paving machine also will generate some noise, a city news release states.

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Roads will reopen once the asphalt cools, which should be ahead of morning commute times.

Here are the planned project areas:

• 50th Street will close at approximately 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 16. Crews will resurface approaches to the railroad track crossing north of EP True Parkway. It will reopen by 6 a.m. Oct. 17.
• 60th Street north of EP True Parkway will close at approximately 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17. It will reopen by 6 a.m. Oct. 18.
• Jordan Creek Parkway north of Ashworth Road will close at 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. It will reopen by 6 a.m. Oct. 19.

A map of the project area is available on the city's website.

Image via West Des Moines city website