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Design OK’d for Highway 151 bypassBy Rod BoshartOaitV* On Monet M*u AMES - The state Transpor tatton Commission Monday ap proved the design of a *258 million bypass project that will take U.S. Highway 151 north of Cascade by the year 2001 The proposed Improvement involves the construction of a four lane, divided highway from west of 90th Avenue to an inter section of US. 151 and Reiter Road east of Cascade. Slate Department of Transportation (DOT! project manager Maury Burr said the bypass will require the relocation of one home and one business Plans coll for grading ami a bridge replacement to take place in WO and paving the following yearExisting U.S. 151 will remain open to traffic during construction of another phase of a priority corridor linking Springy Me and Dubuque with a four lane roadway.Cedar River Trail project wins approval■ Also Monday, the commission approved 10 applications for prelects funded from the slate transportation enhancements fUnd that totaled »S million - Including five from East ern Iowa Overall. 25 applicants filed project request, totaling *95 million in three funding categories.The panel approved a *11*8.0CO grant for the city of Cedar Rap ids to construct a paved trail that completes a loop around Cedar Lake and to develop a trail head facility at Cedar lake to include restrooms, a shelter and parking area The project stotal projected cost is *498.000.The Cedar River Trail through Cedar Rapids connects the Hoover Trail south of the city’ with the Cedar Valley N» ture Trail, which ends jurt north of HiawathaTrail, tree-planting get commission support■ The commission also ap proved *181 .*77 to apply asphalt surfacing to a 6.5-mlle segment of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail from Gilbertvllle to La Porte City, and JTOXCUO to develop a JS mile rall-traU between first Avenue NW In Wuverly to U.S. Highway ffl In Bremer County.Marlon tree-planting project wins grant■ The commission awarded a *788.80* grant for a joint projectbetween Marlon based Tree*For ever Inc and the DOT* living roadway trust fund to design and carry out community tree planting projectsAnother K76572 wont to the University of Northern Iowa's project to provide native seed for roadsideFEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, US
Tue, Feb 10, 1998
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