Decorah 2025 Heivly Street Improvements East of Mill Street

Posted: September 4, 2025 in City News

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Decorah City Engineer

Press Contact: John Hjelle, City Engineer, 563-277-5155

Decorah 2025 Heivly Street Improvements East of Mill Street

Decorah, IA (September 4, 2025) – Pavement removals on Heivly Street between the fire station and Mechanic Street are scheduled to begin on Monday, September 8th utility work to follow.

Motorists will need to use Water Street or IA-9 to transit across Decorah while Skyline’s pipe crew moves east of Mill Street and Wicks Construction repaves the west two blocks of Heivly Street.

Access to local businesses is as follows:

  • Post Office: River Street entrance open, with onsite rerouting to exit on Day Spring Lane.
  • Drive-thru bank: Entrance and exit via Day Spring Lane with onsite rerouting to teller windows.
  • Fridley Theater: Access parking lot through south drive.
  • Decorah Cleaners: Limited access via Mechanic Street until Mill Street reopens to north/south traffic during week of 9/22.
  • King Pin Bowling Alley: Limited access via Mechanic Street until Mill Street reopens to north/south traffic during week of 9/22.
  • Army Reserve Center: Access from Goose Island Drive and temporary crushed rock between parking lots at City Hall and Army Reserve Center.
  • City Hall: Access north parking lot from Goose Island Drive
  • Fire Station: Ingress/Egress via Goose Island Drive.

Additionally, Alliant and Mediacom crews will continue their conversion of their overhead utilities to underground conduits through the beginning of October.

Completion of the 2025 Heivly Street Improvements will occur in mid-November.

Heartfelt thanks goes to the hard working construction crews and the public for their continued patience during the inconvenience of this major reconstruction project.

Please call the City Hall at 563-382-3651 with questions.

 

 

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