UPDATE: At 8:45 a.m.: Illinois-bound Interstate 74 traffic is moving again.

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UPDATE: At 8:15 a.m.: Westbound traffic on River Drive in Davenport is moving slowly from the Village of East Davenport into downtown Davenport.

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UPDATE: At 8 a.m. Illinois-bound Interstate 74 traffic is at a near standstill. Traffic is currently backed up from 4th Avenue in Moline to past the Spruce Hills Drive exit in Bettendorf.

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Division Street widening project begins today

The Division Street widening project between Cheyenne and Northwest Boulevard gets under way this morning in Davenport. The first phase of construction is from the 5800 block north to Northwest Boulevard, although sewer and utility work may occur anywhere along the project causing some intermittent lane closures and possible delays.

During the first phase, Division Street will be closed to through traffic from south of Wood Intermediate School to Northwest Boulevard. Access will be provided to the school from Northwest Boulevard when school begins. Drivers are advised to use an alternate route for the remainder of the construction season.

Other road projects to keep an eye out for this morning include:

• A sewer collapse has forced the closure of Washington Street between 13th and 14th streets in Davenport. The repair will take some time to complete, so drivers are advised to use an alternate route until the street is reopened

• An asphalt paving project has begun on North 3rd Street in Clinton.

The schedule is through Friday: Paving from 13th Avenue North to 17th Avenue North.

Saturday: Paving on 17th Avenue North from 3rd to 4th Street

Saturday: Paving through the intersection of 13th Avenue North

Monday through July 22: Paving from 8th Avenue North to 13th Avenue North

North 3rd Street should be open by July 24.

• Telegraph Road between Waverly Road and Lincoln Avenue. The closure is required in order for a private contractor to perform repairs to a water service break. Drivers are advised to follow the signed detour route or use alternate routes until the road is repaired and reopened on July 20.

• Illinois 78/Cherry Street in Morrison, Ill., is closed at the railroad crossing to through traffic until July 24 to allow the Union Pacific Railroad to make repairs on crossings located between Wall and Market streets. Traffic from the south will be detoured on Wall Street west to Orange Street, then north on Orange Street to Illinois 78. Traffic from the north will be detoured west to Orange Street, south on Orange Street and east on Wall Street to Illinois 78.

• Preparation for the construction of a new Interstate 80 bridge over the Cedar River in Cedar County is expected to cause intermittent lane closures from 7 p.m. to 11 a.m. until the westbound lanes of I-80 are eventually closed at the bridge. Once the westbound bridge is closed, westbound traffic will be routed onto the old eastbound bridge. Eastbound traffic is now traveling on the new eastbound bridge and will not be affected by the work. Once the traffic shift occurs, this traffic pattern is expected to be in place until September 2010.

• McCarthy Improvement is working on the outside eastbound lane of 23rd Avenue in Moline from 18th Street A to 25th Street. This outside eastbound lane is closed to traffic and then the construction will move to the westbound lanes. The duration of the work will be about 2-3 months.

• One lane of Iowa 92 is closed at the bridge approach in Columbus Junction. The project will repair the roadway on each end of the bridge. Traffic in the area will be assisted by a temporary traffic signal on the open lane.

• The Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad will be making crossing improvements in East Moline/Silvis during the next month. Weather permitting, the schedule is:

Under way - 10th Street crossing replacement (two crossings)

July 20 - Illinois 5 (Illinois 92) 1.1 miles north of Illinois 84 crossing replacement until July 31.

July 27 - 19th Street (Illinois 84) 0.4 miles north of Illinois 92 crossing replacement until Aug. 7.

Aug. 3 - 13th Street crossing replacement.

• Oak Street in Bettendorf is undergoing full-depth pavement patching at several locations between 23rd and 30th streets. This includes repair of the sanitary sewer main at several of the patch locations between 26th and 28th streets. Two-way alternating traffic will be necessary around construction areas.

• U.S. 67 in Rock Island County from Illinois 94 to 78th Avenue expect lane restrictions until Oct. 2

• Pine Street between West 53rd Street and Northwest Boulevard in Davenport is reduced to one lane in each direction for patching. Through lanes are being stopped intermittently to move equipment. Work is expected to last several months.

• Southbound 6th Street is closed from Holmes Street in Bettendorf to the Davenport city limits. There will be one-way traffic in the northbound lane. A gap in the paving construction will allow access to Broadlawn Avenue.

• The roadway reconstruction of 23rd Street in Bettendorf is under way from Grant Street to Central Avenue.

• The westbound lane (Iowa-bound) of Interstate 74 is closed from John Deere Road to the Mississippi River bridge for work that includes bridge repairs and concrete patching. The outside (right) lane is closed. When completed, work will be moved to the inside lanes.

• The ramps are closed at the Avenue of the Cities to I-74 westbound and John Deere Road westbound to I-74 westbound. The detour route for the Avenue of the Cities is north on 19th Street to 7th Avenue, then east on 7th Avenue to ramp entrance. The detour route for John Deere Road ramp closure is the Illinois 5 (John Deere Road)/I-74 clover leaf. Drivers are be asked to get on eastbound I-74 from John Deere Road then loop around by immediately taking eastbound John Deere Road to the on ramp for westbound I-74.

• Expect lane restrictions at the Interstate 80 and Iowa 130 (Northwest Boulevard) interchange in Davenport. Drivers also may experience intermittent, overnight lane closures on this ramp.

• Illinois 92 (the Centennial Expressway) from 16th Street in Rock Island to south of Interstate 280. The project includes bridge replacements at 7th, 18th and 31st avenues.

• Clark Street between Telegraph Road and Indian Road/Redwood Avenue in Davenport closed for a bridge rehabilitation project. The bus route will move one block to the east to Rolff Street. Construction is expected to take at least three months.

Coming up

• Beginning Friday, Lombard Street in Davenport will be closed west of Marquette Street to the east side of the Genesis West entrance and from the west side of Genesis to the entrance to ORA, east of Washington Street. The south half of Lombard east of Fillmore will have access to 2133 Fillmore, 1347 and 1343 Lombard. 1333 Lombard will have access only through the alley to High Street. The St. Ambrose Daycare will have access from Marquette Street. Genesis south entrance will remain open for trafic from Fillmore Street. On July 18, Genesis south entrance will close for storm sewer work. On July 22, Genesis south entrance will reopen. Lombard Street will reopen from Fillmore to Washington Streets. On July 27, Lombard will reopen to traffic.

• Beginning July 20-31, Illinois 5/Illinois 92 in Silvis, Ill., will be closed to through traffic for removal and replacement of the rail crossing at Morton Drive and 40th Street (Barstow Road). A detour will be marked from Illinois 5/92, west on Morton Drive to 40th Street, then south on 40th Street back to Illinois 5/92.

• A paving project on Manufacturing Drive will begin Monday from Valley West Drive to U.S. 30 in Clinton. Flaggers will be used to maintain two-way traffic during construction.

• South 14th Street patching begins Monday from 14th Avenue South to Prospect Avenue in Clinton. Traffic control will be set up in some locations to close two lanes during construction. Instead of 4-lane, two-way traffic, all traffic will be routed to the northbound lanes. Once construction is completed on the southbound lanes, traffic will be rerouted so work can begin on the northbound lanes. This project should take four weeks to complete.

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