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US 534 longer, still plagued by wide loadsMoving went bound wide load* across MacArthur bridge on the I'S 534 freeway into Burlington wa» found to be a major problem when the fir»t leg of the superhighway opened to Central Ave. in 1974.Today. a» barricades were removed and traffic allowed onto the second leg lending to Roosevelt Ave.. the wide load question remained a thnm in the side of the city officials and policemen having to handle it.Such situations will slow traffic intermittently, but otherwise motorists should enjoy their first clear shot from the river to Roosevelt, where traffic signals have been installed to facilitate the easing of traffic onto busy north-south US 61.Little fanfare was planned for the Friday opening, although city dignitaries handled such preliminaries in the rain Thursday evening. Mayor Wa.vne Hogbcrg. Chamber of Commerce president Will Schnirring. and chamber manager Cliff IhxUon cut a red ribbon to signify the ceremonious opening of the 86.3 million stretch of concrete.Figures released by the Iowa Highway Com mission, which planned Burlington’s thoroughfare last decade, pegged total cost for the leg from Central Ave to just weat of Roosevelt at $6,299,066.78.The breakdown showed grading costa at Sl.844.174.9l, paving at $2,259,286. construction of two bridges at $645,040, fencing at $59,571, and the viaduct over Os bom and Wells at $1,490,994.66.Several years ago, IHC officials were projecting total freeway costs not too much higher than what the middle section has coat. Still to coma is continuation of 534 through West Burlington to hook into US 34 waat. That 2.6 mile portion, which includes an overpass at Gear Ave., carries a projected coat of $3.36 million and is slated for paving work in 1976.Before then, city officials hope to have the wide load situation on the bridge cleared up. They have been after the highway commission for a year to do something, they said Thursday.As the situation continued Friday, police will be required to halt eastbound freeway traffic at Central whenever a westbound wide load croaaes the bridge The load travels wrong way on the eastbound lanes and exits at Central.City officials planned a aeaaion with representatives of IHC later Friday in another attempt to find a solution.
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Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Fri, Jun 13, 1975
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