Cedar Rapids City Council cancels two contracts for street projects

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — In a rare move, the Cedar Rapids City Council terminated two contracts for street projects after the contractor — Shift Companies LLC — shut down in August.

I’d never had it happen before,” Councilman Dale Todd said before the unanimous vote. “It’s a very high-profile project for us. People have let us know. I just want to assure them that in terms of street projects. This is the top of the list.

The projects — one on 34th Street Southeast, and another on Richard Drive Northeast — are now on hold as the city works to find contractors to take over…

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