Mohler Road closure underway

DAVENPORT — Davenport’s Public Works Department has closed a section of Mohler Road to replace a drainage structure that previously had weight restrictions, Public Works Director Dave Orvis said.

“We are replacing a drainage structure that had weight restrictions with two large pipes that will not have weight restrictions on them,” Orvis said. “Basically, it will change the old granite structure that the feds call a ‘bridge.’ The channel is dry most of the year, but in the spring, there is a good runoff.”

The closure is just east of Highline's Elevators.

Orvis said it is the only active county...