The Iowa Department of Transportation reports, Beginning Sunday night, Nov. 5, drivers may encounter interstate closures in Council Bluffs when road construction crews close portions of interstates 29 and 80. Southbound I-29 between Ninth Avenue and Nebraska Avenue will be closed from 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, to 5:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10, for demolition of part of the Union Pacific Railroad’s bridge. Drivers are encouraged to use I-480 as a detour.

East- and westbound I-80 will be closed at the I-80/I-29 interchange (exit 1) from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, and from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 7-9, for bridge construction.
For more information or to sign up for alerts, visit the program website at www.CouncilBluffsInterstate.IowaDOT.gov. You can also contact the program office at 712-216-3339.