DES MOINES, Iowa — The Hickman I-80 / I-35 Interchange will experience overnight closures beginning Sunday at 10 p.m., lasting through much of the week.

According to the Iowa Department of Transportation, Southbound I-80 / I-35 will close overnight from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Sunday, Aug.10, Monday, Aug. 11, and Tuesday, Aug. 12.

The northbound lanes of I-80 / I-35 will then close from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, and Thursday, Aug. 14.

Also closing Sunday night are the eastbound lanes of I-80 from Grand Prairie Parkway to the Southwest Mixmaster from 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, to 5 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11.

Shawn Tyler, a driver who passed through the Hickman Interchange, said that detours are difficult to deal with.

“That’s the nightmare, trying to find alternative routes to go to and, you know, but, I mean, it’s it’s doable,” Tyler said. “You just have to have a little patience.”

Matthew McConville, a Hickman interchange driver, said that he is okay with construction detours if they pay off in the long term.

“I’m all for improvements, and with a little bit of discomfort for having to maybe not, you know, be accessible at times, that it’s well worth it in the long run,” McConville said.

To learn more about interstate closures visit the Iowa DOT’s website.