There are two separate projects that start today, both updating segments of US 63 that are 50 years old.
First, the route from Hudson to US 20 is closed and detoured to reconstruct Sergeant Road, which was brand new with 10 inches of concrete in 1962 and had asphalt added in 1982 and 2000. The plan revealed at a meeting last June showed no intention to reconstruct the freeway-inspired south end of IA 58 in Hudson, but that was added by the January meeting.
Second, north of downtown Waterloo, there is a project beginning that will result in 63 becoming a city four-lane that is slightly east of the present straight line between Parker Street and the railroad tracks and slightly west of the straight line north to Donald Street. The shift will result in the row of houses nearest the new road being taken out, plus a row of parking spaces at Allen Hospital, and right-of-way acquired almost up to the doorstep of Logan Middle School, which is presently vacant and will be demolished at some point.
KWWL did a story about the first project.