Intersection Closing

BOONE, Iowa---Boone residents will need to plan a little more travel time beginning Monday. City officials say Monday morning, the intersection at 8th and Benton Streets will be closed for the sanitary sewer rehabilitation project. Last year, the underpass was closed for two months which created a huge concern for the City Council. This week, work is being done to place a temporary road across the northwest corner of the intersection, through the HyVee parking lot. City Engineer Wayne Schwartz says it will serve traffic to the north and west. 8th street to the east and Benton Street from the south will not be passable. He encourages the public to plan alternative routes.