Latest verified development
27 October 2026 signal activation announcementOn 27 October, KCRG reported city traffic-control plans for the new signal at Edgewood Road SW and Wright Brothers Boulevard SW to go into service between 9 and 11am on 28 October. A scheduled activation is not a verified actual activation.
Project in numbers
About the project
Install and commission new intersection traffic signals, replace the 2020 all-way-stop arrangement and accommodate area road improvements. This record refers to this specific junction, not the separate temporary Edgewood/64th Avenue signal.
Verified development history
- 26 February 2020 existing all-way stop introduced
The City changed the Edgewood/Wright Brothers junction from priority traffic control to an all-way stop.
Original evidence ↗ - 27 October 2026 ongoing signal replacement
Report confirms physical crew work on the replacement signal at the junction and states the intended next-day activation.
Original evidence ↗ - 2 November 2026 editorial verification
Current retained because construction is documented but a verified post-activation city acceptance has not been retrieved.
Original evidence ↗
What happens next
Verify a dated city as-built or traffic-control acceptance confirming signal commissioned before moving this small project to Historical.
What remains uncertain
Editorial source review 2 November 2026. Council agenda, a planned road closure, a scheduled signal switch or procurement milestone do not independently establish physical construction or final opening. Editorial confidence describes provenance, not a probabilistic forecast.
Official maps, designs and site visuals
Original publisher links, not unlicensed photographs or invented project renderings.
Sources and documents
- 27 October city traffic signal activation report, attributed to Cedar Rapids ↗
- Cedar Rapids transportation long-range plan naming Edgewood and Wright Brothers corridors ↗
- 2020 City of Cedar Rapids original all-way-stop conversion reporting ↗
89% editorial confidence · Evidence assessment
Editorial confidence describes how well the cited records support this account. It is not a calibrated probability of project completion. Source event dates are distinct from research review dates.
Sources reviewed 2 November 2026.