posted on 9/18/23
Date: September 18, 2023
From: Brian J. Carter, P.E. & P.L.S.
County Engineer
RE: Road Closure
N E W S R E L E A S E
The following route will be closed effective Tuesday, September 19th at 8 a.m. for road replacement work and will reopen by 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 21st, weather permitting.
Plank Road
(Between Sunnyside Ave and West Burlington Ave.)
** Closure will be in between 10684 and 10696 Plank Rd.**
We are sorry for any inconvenience that this causes, and we appreciate your patience while we improve our roads in Des Moines County.
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