I-74 bridge lighting work pushed back until today
Iowa Department of Transportation workers have been trying since Monday to make some lighting repairs on the Illinois-bound lanes of the Interstate 74 bridge between Bettendorf and Moline.
But work has been postponed because of the weather.
Crews are going to give it a try again today — weather permitting — which means the right lane of I-74 from the Grant Street to the State Street exits could be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The State Street onramp to I-74 also will be closed at this time.
Also, Wells Ferry Road in Bettendorf is closed at the Interstate 80 bridge while crews remove the wreckage from a minivan, semi crash that occurred early this morning. The wreckage is expected to be removed in the next couple of hours.
Other road work to keep an eye out for today
• Westbound traffic on River Drive is reduced to one lane from the Village of East Davenport to about Mississippi Avenue.
• Illinois 92 in Rock Island County from just east of 121 St. W to west of Andalusia is seeing lane restrictions with a traffic signal during road repairs until Nov. 25.
• Illinois 92 (the Centennial Expressway) from 16th Street in Rock Island to south of Interstate 280. The project includes bridge replacements at 7th, 18th and 31st avenues.
If you see other road work slowing traffic or causing detours drop us an e-mail at newsroom@qctimes.com or give us a call at (563) 383-2235.
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