THEY ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE. CYCLONE FANS MADE THEIR WAY BACK TO JACK TRICE STADIUM TODAY, AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PACKED NEARBY BARS AND RESTAURANTS BEFORE AND EVEN AFTER KICKOFF. BUT AS KCCI ETHAN HUMBLE SHOWS US CLOSURES ALONG A POPULAR STATE HIGHWAY ARE SLOWING DOWN GAME DAY TRAFFIC IN A NEARBY TOWN. BUSINESSES THRIVE OFF IOWA STATE GAME DAYS HERE IN HUXLEY, BUT WITH STRETCHES OF STATE HIGHWAY 69 CLOSED FOR A WHILE, THAT FOOT TRAFFIC HAS SLOWED DOWN. FENCELINE BEER LAB HAS BEEN A HOTSPOT FOR TRAVELERS FROM THE METRO. WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE HISTORICALLY THAT WOULD JUST SHOOT UP 69 FROM FROM DES MOINES OR ANKENY, AND ON GAME DAY, FLIGHT BAR AND GRILL HAS BECOME A GO TO FOR MANY CYCLONE FANS. MORE AND MORE PEOPLE STARTED TALKING ABOUT, HEY, THERE'S THIS, THIS PLACE ON 69. IT'S AN EASIER WAY OUT OF TOWN. BUT THIS YEAR, FEWER PEOPLE HAVE STOPPED BY THE HUXLEY BUSINESSES BECAUSE OF SOME MAJOR ROAD CLOSURES. TWO STRETCHES OF U.S. HIGHWAY 69 ARE SHUT DOWN. ONE FROM HUXLEY UP TO AMES AND THE OTHER SOUTH OF HUXLEY, DOWN TO ANKENY. FRANCE SAYS IT'S HURT BUSINESS THIS SUMMER. GOING OUT TO EAT. IT'S A LUXURY. YOU MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT. YOU MAKE IT HARDER TO GET TO. PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO DO IT. AND IT'S ALSO PUT A DENT IN THE RESTAURANT. KNOWN FOR WINNING IOWA'S BEST BURGER CONTEST LAST YEAR. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE THROUGH TRAFFIC THAT WE'RE USED TO AND SO IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHALLENGE FOR US. FOR FRANCE, THE CLOSURES HAVE INSPIRED FENCE LINE'S NEWEST BEER CONSTRUCTION ISLAND. IT'S GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE BITTERNESS BECAUSE I'M FEELING A LITTLE BITTER BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION. ROAD WORK IS STILL UNDERWAY FOR AT LEAST A COUPLE MORE GAME DAYS, BUT UNTIL IT'S FIXED, BOTH OWNERS SAY THERE'S STILL PLENTY TO ENJOY IN THE TOWN TO COME. ANYWAY. IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO GET HERE, BUT IT'S WORTH IT. I REALLY THINK IT'S WORTH THE DRIVE. STILL, BOTH BUSINESS OWNERS SAY THEY WERE LAST TOLD SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION WOULD BE FINISHED BY THE END OF SEPTEMBER IN HUXLEY,