Road construction is an inevitable part of spring, and this year, Ames drivers will have several projects to contend with, said Art Barton, construction supervisor for the City of Ames.

“[Ames residents] will see a lot of construction, but there are only a few instances where they will be impeded by construction,” he said.

The City of Ames Public Works Department is scheduling 15 construction projects for the coming months, Barton said.

Barton said the Main Street reconstruction is the largest project planned for this year.

“We are doing the reconstruction in phases,” he said. “Access to all businesses remains available during reconstruction.”

Jerry Dickinson, information specialist with the Iowa Department of Transportation, said another big project will be the reconstruction on Interstate 35 from Ames north to the Hamilton County line.

“It will last for most of the summer into the fall,” he said.

Dickinson said the job entails tearing out and replacing the southbound lanes and diverting traffic to the northbound lanes.

“No more than two segments will be torn up at one time,” he said.

There is no official start date for the Interstate 35 construction project, he said.

Barton said other construction plans for Ames include:

• Asphalt resurfacing on Cleveland Drive, Tyler Avenue, 25th Street, Wheeler Drive, Jackson Drive and Johnson Street.

• Rehabilitation of W. Lincoln Way intersections from Beedle Drive to Thackeray Avenue.

• Paving of Adams Street.

• Rehabilitation of intersections between 13th Street and Duff Avenue, Grand Avenue and Douglas Avenue, and Carroll Avenue and Meadowlane Avenue.

• Clear water diversion on Toronto Street, Woodstock, Alberta and Melrose Avenues from 24th to 28th Streets.

• Neighborhood curb replacement on S. Hyland Avenue and Eighth Street west of Grand Avenue.

• Concrete pavement repair on 13th Street from Hyland Avenue to Stange Road.

• Adding a northbound dual-turning lane from S. 16th Street on S. Duff Avenue.

• Arterial rehabilitation on 13th Street from Grand Avenue to Summit Avenue.

• Water system improvements on Allan Drive and Fifth Street from Grand Avenue to Clark Avenue, and on Pearle Avenue and Northwestern Avenue from Fifth Street to Sixth Street.

• Low point drainage on 18th Street from Clark Avenue to Burnett Avenue.

• Alley paving from 10th Street to 11th Street and from Grand Avenue to Wilson Avenue.

• Low point drainage on Country Club Boulevard from Gaskill Drive to Ash Avenue and 400 feet south of Ash Avenue.

• Seal coat reconstruction on Barr Drive, Broadmoor Circle, Graeber Street, Hughes Avenue, Forest Glen, Woodland Street to Oakland Road, Northwood Drive, Duff Avenue to west of Thompson Drive, Story Street, Marshall Drive to east of Westwood Drive, Thompson Drive, and Westwood Drive from Story Street to Woodland Street.