REQUEST FROM ISU ATHLETICS FOR STREET CLOSURE FOR 2026 NCAA MIDWEST REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY MEET
On Friday, November 13, ISU will host the 2026 NCAA Midwest Regional Cross Country Meet. The event will take place at the Iowa State Cross Country Course located along Mortensen Road between Hayward Avenue and State Avenue.
The Iowa State Athletics Department is requesting the closure of Hayward Avenue between Mortensen Road and Storm Street on the day of the event, Friday, November 13, 2026, from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are also requesting the same closure on Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. to allow for course inspection and practice time. These closures are necessary to provide team vehicle parking and bus drop off and pick up. City barricades are requested, which will be staffed by Iowa State personnel.
There are two houses located along the west side of Hayward on this block. However, ISU staff will not close the street farther north than the Knapp-Storms Dining Complex driveway, which should allow access to these houses from the north, and allow ISU Dining employees access to the Knapp-Storms facility. CyRide staff has reviewed this request and can re-route buses around this closure.
- Approve the closure of Hayward Avenue from Mortensen Road to Storm Street on Thursday, November 12, 2026, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday, November 13, 2026, from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Do not approve the closure.
This requested road closure will allow for safe loading and unloading of team buses for the Cross Country Championship event. Iowa State has agreed to provide sufficient personnel to staff the barricades for the duration of the event. Therefore, it is the recommendation of the City Manager that the City Council adopt Alternative No. 1, as described above.