MARCH 26, 2026

The City of Dubuque’s annual asphalt overlay program will begin this spring, with plans to upgrade approximately ten miles on more than sixty city streets or street sections during the 2026 construction season.

The program targets streets that would benefit from an asphalt overlay to extend the life of the existing pavement. The City of Dubuque Public Works Department manages the program, which includes milling and/or grinding the existing pavement surface, recycling the old asphalt, and repaving streets for a safer and smoother ride.

Unlike street reconstruction projects, property owners are not assessed for costs associated with the asphalt overlay program. Instead, the program is funded with money collected from Iowa’s Road Use Tax Fund (gas and diesel fuel tax). In addition to the street improvements, the asphalt overlay program also brings curb ramps up to ADA compliance along the overlaid streets.

The following is a tentative schedule outlining when individual streets are expected to receive a partial or complete asphalt overlay this construction season. This outline is subject to change based on factors including weather and operational capacity.

Phase I (April): 

• Butterfield Dr.
• Center Grove Dr.
• Cedar Cross Rd. (railroad crossing to Dodge St.)
• Dodge St. Access Rd. (Wacker Dr. to Brunskill Rd.)
• Earl Dr.
• Ideal Ln.
• John F. Kennedy Rd. (John Wesley Dr. to city limits)
• Kensington Pl.
• Ruann Dr.
• Wacker Dr. (Dodge St. to Center Grove Dr.)

Phase II (May):

• Crissy Dr.
• Gordon Dr.
• Glenview Cir.
• Hiview Cir.
• Kane Ct.
• Martin Dr.
• Marywood Dr.
• Rosewood Dr.
• Theda Dr. (Gordon Dr. to Martin Dr.)
• Trygg Dr.
• Westmore Dr.

Phase III (June):

• Asbury Rd. (University Ave. to Cherry St.)
• Asbury Rd. (Ogilby Rd. to Carter Rd.)
• Atlantic St. (University Ave. to Loras Blvd.)
• Custer St. (Atlantic St. to N. Grandview Ave.)
• University Ave. (Gilliam St. to Delhi St.)

Phase IV (August/September):

• E. 20th St. (White St. to Elm St.)
• Ann St.
• Decatur St. (Garfield Ave. to Prescott St.)
• Dock St.
• Farley St. (Thomas Pl. to Lincoln Ave.)
• Fengler St. (Rhomberg Ave. to Garfield Ave.)
• Garfield Ave. (Pine St. to Elm St.)
• High Bluff St.
• Humboldt St. (High Bluff St. to Garfield Ave.)
• Marshall St. (Garfield Ave. to Lincoln Ave.)
• Providence St. (Windsor Ave. to Stafford St.)
• Rhomberg Ave. (20th St. to Kniest St.)
• Schiller St.
• Stafford St. (Garfield Ave. to Thomas Pl.)

Phase V (September/October):

• W. 24th St. (Central Ave. to Broadway St.)
• E. 28th St. (Pinard St. to Central Ave.)
• W. 28th St. (Central Ave. to Broadway St.)
• E. 29th St. (Pinard St. to Central Ave.)
• E. 30th St.
• Argyle St. (Groveland Pl. to Sheridan Rd.)
• Broadway St. (W. 24th St. to W. 28th St.)
• Carr St.
• Diagonal St. (Central Ave. to Broadway St.)
• Division St.
• Euclid St. (Windsor Ave. to Sheridan St.)
• Fulton St.
• Gay St.
• Goethe St. (Burden St. to Windsor Ave.)
• Greeley St.
• Groveland Pl. (Burden St. to Sheridan St.)
• Harlan St. (Windsor Ave. to Sheridan St.)
• King St. (Broadway St. to Fulton St.)
• Monroe St.
• Traut Terr.

Residents living on impacted streets will be notified by mail prior to the start of the project with contact information and parking instructions. Normally, projects can be completed in one week and streets can be driven on as soon as traffic control devices have been removed.

For more information, contact the public works department at 563-589-4250 or visit cityofdubuque.org/PublicWorks

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