First phase of Heivly Street project inches closer as city prepares for traffic study

By Denise Lana,

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 10:06 am

One issue on the short list for repair at the Heivly/College intersection is a 4-inch gap that has developed where the College Street Bridge’s expansion joint meets the asphalt. The gap poses a tripping hazard for pedestrians crossing the road, and the location of the gap falls in the middle of where engineers hope to place a new, safer pedestrian crosswalk. (Photo by Denise Lana)

Bid letting for the city of Decorah’s Heivly Street-College Drive traffic study is set for 9:30 a.m. March 13, with the Decorah City Council expected to consider submitted bids and potentially award a contract for the work during the council’s regular meeting at 5:45 p.m. Monday, March 17 at city hall.  

The traffic study is part of the much-anticipated first phase of the city’s North Alley Project, which will kick off this spring on Heivly Street and run from the Decorah Fire Station to College Drive. 

At a price tag of more than $2.4 million, key features of the project would see Heivly Street’s width reduced and expanded at various locations, in addition to extensive reconstruction of public utilities, the burying of overhead utilities and the renovation of the street’s intersection with River Street. 

Additionally, a 10-foot-wide pedestrian track is to be installed on the northern side of Heivly, starting at the fire station and tentatively ending at College Drive. The city’s current plans call for a new, safer crosswalk to start where the track terminates at College Drive.

Full article available in the March 13 Decorah Leader. 

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