100 Year History in the Making

The first Brick Street Project in over 100 years was officially started with the approval of bids at Monday nights council meeting.

The brick streets are one of the defining characteristics of the community and are on the National Registry of Historic Places.

After 20 years of discussions, public meetings and planning, the work is slated to begin in the first week of June and should be completed by late September to early October.

The historic bricks will be removed and cleaned by hand, stacked on pallets, and taken off site while the road base is repaired. The bricks will then be re-layed, preserving one of Adel’s most important assets.

The project will also include new period lighting and street scape enhancements to the downtown area, signaling a renaissance of the courthouse square.

KCCI News Channel 8 in Des Moines covered the brick repair story, click here to watch the video!

The city council has announced that the brick street project is underway. Read the release here!