Project: Bunch Road Improvements
Recipient: Davis County Highway Department
21585 Lilac Avenue
P. O. Box 365
Bloomfield, IA 52537
Amount Requested: $1,480,000
Funds will be used to construct an asphalt overlay on Bunch Road in Davis County which starts at the Appanoose and Davis County line and runs east 5.1 miles to Eagle Boulevard and 180th Street. Bunch Road is on the Iowa Farm-to-Market System and is classified as a Rural Major Collector. In addition to the commerce benefits of improving the road, Bunch Road is also used as a route to access recreational opportunities in Davis County and the neighboring Appanoose County. The road is also an important access route when other roads are closed due to flooding in the county.
Project: C Street SW Corridor Improvements at the Union Pacific Railroad
Recipient: City of Cedar Rapids
3851 River Ridge Drive NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Amount Requested: $3,000,000
Funds will be used for the reconstruction of C St. SW as it crosses the Union Pacific Railroad and would consist of the construction of a bridge over the railroad in addition to reconstruction and elevation of Old River Road and Ely Road, America’s Discovery Trail and the Sac & Fox Trail System in the area. The current rail and road crossing is one of the three busiest in the State of Iowa, with a daily count of over 57 high-speed trains and 10,000 vehicles. In the Iowa Department of Transportation’s 2008 annual report, the crossing has a predicted accident potential 30% higher than the minimum threshold for recommending safety improvements. This project would help ensure an efficient flow of traffic for both vehicles and trains in addition to significant safety improvements.
Project: Collins Road (Iowa Highway 100) from Center Point Road to Twixt Town Road
Recipient: City of Cedar Rapids
3851 River Ridge Drive NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Amount Requested: $2,800,000
Funds will be used for the final design and construction of improvements for 2.1 miles of Collins Road (Iowa Highway 100) from the highway ramps at Center Point Road to Twixt Town Road, including improvements to arterial side streets. Specifically this project will include traffic capacity and significant safety improvements, and pedestrian accommodations. The project will enhance business and commuter traffic and create jobs while allowing for safe pedestrian travel on this major roadway. Collins Road is one of the main thoroughfares in the city and at the same time has a number of problems such as 437 traffic crashes reported in 2001-2003 with 104 personal injuries, three intersections consistently on the list of the highest 100 statewide intersection accident rates as compiled by the Iowa Department of Transportation, and excessive delays during all peak hours of a normal weekday, which further increase by as much as 20 percent during the holiday period.
Project: Coralville Intermodal Center
Recipient: City of Coralville
1512 7th St.
P.O. Box 5127
Coralville, IA 52241
Amount Requested: $18,000,000
Funds will be used for the final design and construction of the Coralville Intermodal Facility in addition to the purchase of two public transit buses. The completed transportation center will provide a hub for multiple modes of transportation and will include an interchange for Coralville Transit, a 500-space park-and-ride commuter program, transit offices, child care center, and facilities for secured bicycle parking for bicycle commuters. The facility will also serve as a park and ride facility for employees of the University of Iowa and the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. This project will create jobs while also helping to transform a former industrial brownfield site into a multi-use development in the Iowa River Landing District.
Project: First Avenue Grade Separation Project
Recipient: City of Iowa City
410 E. Washington Street
Iowa City, Iowa 52240
Amount Requested: $2,800,000
Funds will be used for the First Avenue/Iowa Interstate Railroad Grade Separation Project on First Ave. in Iowa City which includes significant improvements to public safety and will facilitate safer and more efficient vehicular, rail, and pedestrian traffic. This project will create jobs while also resolving significant delay and safety concerns in the First Avenue corridor in east Iowa City. Between two and four trains per day block First Avenue – typically one during the evening peak-hour and others at off-peak times. According to estimates from the Johnson County Council of Governments, the average daily traffic is expected to climb to over 28,000 within 10 years from the 2004 calculation of 20,400 vehicles per day. In addition, students from the nearby school are known to cross under or over stopped trains to cross the tracks. Student behavior makes this intersection a serious safety hazard. The project includes the raising of the railroad tracks above First Avenue and creating an underpass for First Ave. vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Project: Flint River Recreation Trail
Recipient: Des Moines County
512 N Main Street
Burlington, IA 52601
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Funds will be used for the development of the Flint River Trail which is the final phase of a 17-mile recreational trail in South East Iowa connecting four different recreation and conservation sites - Starr’s Cave Park and Preserve, Thye Woods Habitat Area, Old Zion School and Big Hollow Recreation Area - and the Port of Burlington along the Mississippi River in Downtown Burlington. Specifically this project will consist of right of way acquisition, trail construction, environmental review, and road construction for joint trail and auto use. This project will help encourage further economic development in the region, improve public safety, provide easy access to additional recreational sites, and encourage a more healthy lifestyle for the community.
Project: Fort Madison Santa Fe Swing Span Bridge
Recipient: US Coast Guard Bridge Administration
2100 Second Street SW
Room 3500
Washington, DC 20593
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
The Fort Madison Santa Fe Swing Span Bridge connects Fort Madison, Iowa and Niota, Illinois across the Mississippi River. Roughly 100,000 vehicles pass over the bridge each month, as well as between 57 and 67 trains per day. However, due to age, vehicles crossing the bridge are now subject to an 8-ton weight limit. Vehicles exceeding the current weight limit – which make up roughly 10% of bridge traffic - are forced to use alternative crossing points, adding both time and expense to their travel. Furthermore, the Coast Guard determined the bridge to be a hazard to navigation under the Truman Hobbs Act in April 1992. However, only $5.2 million of the total federal cost share of $63.9-$82.7 million has been appropriated to date. The funding requested here would go toward the federal share of the bridge replacement, thereby moving it closer to addressing a critical transportation safety hazard and a hindrance to economic development in the Fort Madison area. That a number of small businesses rely on the bridge to transport their goods and to bring in needed resources makes replacing the bridge in the near future even more essential to the economic development of Fort Madison and surrounding areas.
Project: Highway 100 Extension
Recipient: City of Cedar Rapids
3851 River Ridge Drive NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Amount Requested: $4,500,000
Funds will be used to acquire right-of-way and complete final engineering and design of a seven mile segment of Iowa Highway 100 from Edgewood Road NE to US Highway 30/218 in Cedar Rapids. The project will significantly reduce congestion and associated problems on the existing transportation system and provide an alternative route for normal and emergency traffic when conflicts occur on other roadways. In addition, the extension and upgrade will provide a much needed additional crossing of the Cedar River during extreme flood events as in June 2008, when 9 of 10 area river crossings were closed, with the sole exception being I-380.
Project: Highway 965 Capacity and Safety Improvements
Recipient: City of North Liberty
3 Quail Creek Circle
PO Box 77
North Liberty, IA 52317
Amount Requested: $5,516,000
Funds will be used for improvements to reduce congestion, delay, and accidents to the most congested and dangerous areas of the Highway 965. The improvements on the corridor will help attract and grow economic development opportunities for the City of North Liberty. Highway 965 is a major gateway to North Liberty, the Iowa City metropolitan area, and Coralville. The city has also taken steps to fund this project and has allocated $1,379,000 in locally generated tax revenues.
Project: Interstate 80 Reconstruction in Iowa City and Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa
Recipient: Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50010
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Funds will be used for the final phase of construction and paving of additional lanes on a 7.3 mile-long segment of Interstate 80. Current traffic volumes on this segment exceed 51,000 vehicles per day with 22% of those being commercial trucks. The current four-lane roadway which was originally constructed in 1962 can no longer accommodate the existing or projected traffic volumes. The existing interchange design also results in frequent periods of congestion. Interstate 80 serves as one of the key east-west interstate routes in the country and provides vital access to Iowa’s business and industry. This funding will create jobs while greatly improving safety and economic opportunities for the area.
Project: Main Street Improvement Project Phase IV
Recipient: City of Mediapolis
510 Main Street
PO Box 97
Mediapolis, IA 52637
Amount Requested: $1,830,000
Funds will be used to complete the final phase of the Mediapolis Main Street Improvement Project. The city has already completed the first two phases of the project and plans to complete Phase III during the summer of 2010. Specifically, the funding would be used to reconstruct Main Street between Harrison Street and Merrill Street including improvements to the roadway, pedestrian areas, and the underlying infrastructure. Main
Street in Mediapolis is the economic engine of the community. This project will make needed improvements to attract small businesses to the community and encourage further economic development.
Project: Marion Central Corridor Redevelopment Project
Recipient: City of Marion
1225 6th Avenue
Marion, IA 52302
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Funds will be used to acquire targeted brownfield properties, remove the environmental impairments and prepare the sites economic development and redevelopment activities. Specifically, in Marion’s central corridor, the city has identified a number of blighted properties that have also been found to contain concentrations of arsenic, chromium, lead, PCBs and various petroleum hydrocarbons that require remediation action for redevelopment purposes. In addition, the community has made a commitment to fund a portion of this project through the approval of a local options sales tax. With the completion of this project, the city projects more than 400,000 square feet of commercial, retail, and office space significantly improving the economic development and long-term job attraction prospects of the city.
Project: Marion Central Corridor Transportation Improvement Project
Recipient: City of Marion
1225 6th Avenue
Marion, IA 52302
Amount Requested: $3,700,000
Funds will be used for the design and reconstruction of US Highway 151/Seventh Avenue between 10th Street and 31st Street in Marion’s central corridor district. This project has emerged from a community-wide planning effort to address the presence of environmental contamination and the unsafe and deficient transportation system in the corridor. The project will also improve safety of a dangerous stretch of the corridor. Between January 2001 and June 2009, 1,083 crashes occurred city-wide. Nearly 50% of the total accidents in the city occurred within the project target area. This project will help improve transportation efficiency for vehicles and pedestrians in the corridor while also addressing safety issues.
Project: Mississippi River Fort Madison Toll Bridge/Burlington Northern Santa Fe Swing Span Bridge Approach Improvements
Recipient: City of Fort Madison
811 Avenue E
Fort Madison, IA 52627
Amount Requested: $150,000
Funds will be used to complete an engineering study on the options available to the city to straighten the approaches leading to the Mississippi River Fort Madison Toll Bridge/ Burlington Northern Santa Fe Swing Span Bridge in addition to remediating hazardous conditions on one of the intersections such as the potential for train and vehicular accidents. Currently, due to structural deterioration of the road deck approaches, an embargo of 8 tons has been imposed on all vehicles along with a prohibition of all semis, of any weight, from crossing the bridge. This project will help identify potential solutions to improving the approaches to lift the weight restrictions and would have significant commercial and economic benefits for the city.
Project: Pedestrian Trail Development on the Iowa River in Wapello
Recipient: City of Wapello
335 N. Main Street
Wapello, IA 52653
Amount Requested: $105,000
Funds will be used for the construction of a pedestrian trail along the Iowa River connecting Wapello’s South Park with Hwy 61 just north of Wapello’s North Park. In addition, the trail will include an overlook on the Iowa River which will also be ADA accessible. When completed, the trail will consist of 1.7 miles of outdoor recreation opportunities and increased access to the natural resources offered by the Iowa River. The project will increase the recreation resources of the community and increase opportunities the community has to offer new residents and industries.
Project: Skunk River Bridge Replacement
Recipient: Washington County
210 W Main Street
Washington, IA 52353
Amount Requested: $2,000,000
Funds will be used to replace a very narrow bridge on County Highway W21, with a larger bridge that will be part of the county paved road system and will allow for increased, and safer, traffic flow on the bridge. Specifically this bridge is the only crossing of the Skunk River for 10 miles and is heavily utilized by farmers to transport goods to and from market. Improvements to this bridge will not only increase safety but will also improve transportation efficiency.
Project: Southeast Iowa Regional Economic and Port Authority Redevelopment Project (SIREPA)
Recipient: Southeast Iowa Regional Economic and Port Authority
110 Main Street Suite 200
Montrose, IA 52639
Amount Requested: $250,000
Funds will be used to develop plans for the acquisition, rehabilitation, and revitalization of four different properties for economic development purposes in Keokuk and Fort Madison in Lee County, Iowa. Specifically, the project will include the necessary environmental evaluations, survey and land acquisition process services, preparation of site infrastructure plans, and final engineering and design for revitalization of the properties. Legislation was enacted in the State of Iowa that authorized the creation of port authorities. The SIREPA is the only port authority in Iowa and may engage in any activity that enhances, fosters, aids, provides or promotes transportation, economic development, housing, recreation, education, government operations, culture or research within the jurisdiction of a port authority. This project will ultimately make a significant contribution to the attraction and retention of jobs in the county and help the authority and the proposed sites to become a catalyst for further economic development in the region.
Project: Systems Unlimited Group Home Repairs
Recipient: Systems Unlimited, Inc.
2533 Scott Blvd.
Iowa City, IA 52240
Amount Requested: $206,800
Funds will be used to make improvements to thirteen homes owned and operated by Systems Unlimited and house a total of 40 individuals with disabilities. The individuals living in these homes are primarily supported by Home & Community Based Services Medicaid and Social Security and are below the poverty level. This project will help maintain adequate housing standards and a quality of life for these individuals. Systems Unlimited, Inc. is a non-profit corporation serving people with disabilities and other challenges throughout Eastern Iowa.
Project: Tower Terrace Interchange
Recipient: City of Hiawatha
101 Emmons St.
Hiawatha, IA 52233
Amount Requested: $1,500,000
Funds will be used for design and engineering in addition to right-of-way acquisition for the first phase of an interchange project on Interstate 380 and Tower Terrace Road. This project will be crucial to the continuance of the Tower Terrace Corridor plan which will link the cities of Hiawatha, Robins, Cedar Rapids, and Marion forming an east-west corridor to State Highway 13. Currently, the Cedar Rapids north metro area does not have a direct east-west transportation corridor that links to the interstate and the east side of the communities. Tower Terrace Corridor represents the best opportunity for the cities to create a contiguous east-west transportation corridor. This interchange project has been identified as the highest priority for the corridor’sdevelopment. This project will allow for significant continued economic growth for the cities involved and enhanced transportation efficiency and capacity for commercial and commuter vehicles alike. The cities of Hiawatha and Marion have already made financial commitments to the overall project, and the Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization has committed over $4.5 million.
Project: University of Iowa Center of Excellence in Railroad Workplace Safety Research and Services
Recipient: University of Iowa
105 Jessup Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242
Amount Requested: $1,600,000
Funds will be used to begin a 5 year project to investigate ways to redesign equipment and systems so as to prevent injuries due to the interaction of employees with their physical environments and the equipment used in railroad workplaces. According to the University of Iowa, the American National Standards Institute, the International Standards Organization, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine have all documented a compelling national need for more detailed and authoritative data on the effects of vibration exposure in the workplace. This project will provide authoritative data on railroad workplace safety in order to strengthen the nation's capacity to design equipment and workplaces that will reduce the effects on workers of harmful vibration and repetitive mechanical shock.
Project: US Highway 30 Corridor Improvements
Recipient: City of Mount Vernon
City Hall
213 First Street NW
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
Amount Requested: $3,600,000
Funds will be used to reconstruct the portion of U.S. Highway 30 from the western city limits through the intersection at US 30 and Iowa Highway 1. Specifically, reconstruction will include safety improvements, converting this corridor from a rural cross-section roadway into to a three-lane urban roadway, along with a dedicated pedestrian trail. According to 2009 data, the segment of U.S. 30 within the City of Mount Vernon generates 11,400 vehicles per day. Between 2001 and 2007 19 crashes were recorded in the corridor; 18 crashes at the intersection of Highway 30 and 10th Avenue, and 39 crashes at the intersection of Highway 30 and Highway 1 – intersections that will be improved by this project. In addition, the completion of a new High School in 2006 and significant housing and commercial development along the Highway 30 corridor, is a significant source of increased travel on this highway.
Project: US Highway 61 Bypass Construction, Fort Madison, Lee, County, Iowa
Recipient: Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50010
Amount Requested: $10,000,000
Funds will be used to complete the final phase of building a new 9 mile-long four-lane controlled access bypass of US Highway 61 around the City of Fort Madison. A bypass around Fort Madison will significantly improve travel on US 61 in addition to travel in the city. The current roadway through Fort Madison was paved in 1937 and was one of Iowa’s original wagon roadways. Current traffic volume on this segment of US 61 through the city exceeds 35,000 vehicles per day with 33% of those vehicles being commercial trucks. The current roadway has many dangerous intersections in addition to private access driveways which when combined with high commercial traffic, leads to frequent periods of traffic congestion and higher crash rates. This project will help improve overall transportation efficiency on a US Highway and help improve economic development prospects for the city.
Project: US Highway 61 Development
Recipient: Iowa Department of Transportation
800 Lincoln Way
Ames, IA 50010
Amount Requested: $5,000,000
Funds will be used for the environmental review, preliminary and final engineering
and design, and right of way acquisition for the expansion of US 61 to four lanes, from two, from the City of Burlington northern limits to near the northern Louisa County line. This project will help complete the final phases of the four lane expansion of US 61 which currently connects the major cities along the Mississippi River in Iowa. This project will enhance economic development opportunities for the area and greatly improve travel efficiency and safety
Project: US Highway 61 Interchange at County Road J40
Recipient: City of Fort Madison
811 Avenue E
Fort Madison, IA 52627
Amount Requested: $366,150
Funds will be used to construct an interchange for County Road J40 on the new US Highway 61 Fort Madison Bypass. Due to funding limitations, the Iowa Department of Transportation was forced to eliminate the planned interchange at County Road J40 as part of the construction of the US Highway 61 Bypass. The cities of Fort Madison and West Point and Lee County have collaborated with the Iowa Department of Transportation to identify a way to include this interchange and have signed an intergovernmental agreement to purchase the right of way and to fund construction of the interchange through other sources of funding. Construction of this interchange would be crucial for several large industries to access the new US Highway and improve the efficiency of their freight operations.
Project: Van Buren County Route V56 HMA Resurfacing South of Milton
Recipient: Van Buren County
P. O. Box 494
Keosauqua, IA 52565
Amount Requested: $1,000,000
Funds will be used to resurface Van Buren County Route V56 from Milton, IA (IA Highway 2) to MO Highway 15. This roadway is in need of repair and serves as an important interconnection between Iowa and Missouri in Southeastern Iowa. The project would not only improve the efficiency of the roadway, it would also cut down on long-term maintenance costs for the county.
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