First Avenue and the CeMar Trail are getting upgrades in Cedar Rapids. The focus this year is on the segment between 28th Street to 31st Street and the west side of 1st Avenue between 31st Street to 34th Street.
The project includes pavement reconstruction, a new pedestrian at the CeMar trail, sidewalk, driveways, streetscaping, utilities and traffic signal upgrades.
Water main installation is completed and now crews are working on the pedestrian underpass that will be installed underneath 1st Avenue between 30th and 31st Streets.
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The city is also hoping to extend the CeMar trail this year. The new trail will go from B Avenue at 29th Street NE to the Cedar Rapids/Marion city limits near the Mount Calvary Cemetery.