Highway 6 (7th Street) in Atlantic, is closed in preparation for road construction work, which is expected to begin tomorrow. Local traffic may follow detours marked with flexible orange signs, to the more than two-dozen businesses located along 7th Street from Olive Street east, to just past the Burger King restaurant.Primary access to those businesses will be on the side streets off of East 6th and East 10th Street. Detours for through traffic are in-place from Highway 173 north, to Interstate 80, east to Highway 71, and south back to the east side of town.

Milling, or the removing of asphalt along the road is expected to begin Wednesday. The roadway will remain closed until the project is complete.

Detour map to local businesses along Hwy 6/7th Street in Atlantic, while construction is underway. (Courtesy Atlantic Chamber of Commerce)