A project to move IA 17 off E41 east of Boone, which originally came to public light five years ago, starts turning dirt today. The highway closes today with a detour right by the area. According to the press release, it will remain closed until July 2022.
Construction will include an overpass of the railroad/E41, an extension of S Avenue, and paving a mile of 200th Street. Concurrent closure of the railroad crossing at R Avenue will break the Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway route.
There is an important reason to get the project done by mid-summer: The Farm Progress Show is scheduled to be at the Boone site two months later. If there is one, that is.