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(Cedar Rapids, IA) -- The city of Cedar Rapids is expected to start closing select streets as the Cedar River rises to a crest of 14.2 feet tomorrow morning.
Here is a list of closures:
Expected road closures:
- Otis Rd SE from Cargill south to Prairie Park Fishery Entrance east of RR crossing.
- Penn Ave NW and 1st street NW to Ellis Blvd NW
- Ellis Blvd NW from O Ave NW to Penn Ave NW
- Ellis Road from River Bluff Road to Covington Road
- Old River Rd SW from Ely Rd to Sunshine Ct SW
Park & Trail Closures
The following park facilities will be closed in preparation for high water. Closed facilities will reopen after the water has receded and clean up has been performed.
- Cheyenne Dog Park closed beginning Friday
- Access to Robins Lake closed
- Manhattan pavilion closed and parking lot barricaded
- ADA dock near Ellis Park closed
- Trail from Ellis Boat Harbor to Ellis Road is being monitored and may be closed
- Prairie Park ADA fishing pier closed
- Cole Street trailhead closed to Bertram trailhead
- Cedar Valley Nature Trail closed from 8th Avenue to 16th Avenue
- Cedar Valley Nature Trail closed from Tait Cummins to the A Street landfill
- Prairie Park Fishery trail closed
- The backside of Seminole Valley Park closed (where the air strip is)
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