09/11/2026
The Ute Ave bridge over I-80 is closed for repairs — Iowa DOT has it out until the end of October.
Here's the part that matters: if you're driving WEST on I-80, you can't get off at Ute anymore. Take Exit 118 (Grand Prairie Pkwy), head south past the stoplight to the stop sign, turn right, then left at the T onto the gravel. Follow 335th west to Ute, turn right, then left on Interstate Parkway. We're right where we've always been.
Coming from the west headed east? Nothing changes. The Ute exit on the south side is still open.
Doors are open, humidor's stocked, bar's pouring. Save yourself the U-turn.
714 Interstate Pkwy, Waukee