Iowa Department of Transportation Planning Coordinator Scott Suhr, today (Wednesday), provided an update on the Highway 6/7th Street construction project, in Atlantic. Suhr says the contractor is milling the asphalt surface off of US 6 through Atlantic, and will be working on that for about 3 days. The schedule for the remaining of the week (weather permitted) is as follows:

• Milling the asphalt surface off of US 6
• Removal of concrete on the east end of project
• Removal at Plum Street
• Sanitary sewer at Plum Street
• Pavement removal from Plum street to 400 feet east