New Five Year Highway Plan Slashes Expenditures
The plan details 1981 to 1986 IDOT projects across Benton and neighboring counties, including replacing the Salt Creek bridge on Highway 21 south of Belle Plaine for 8,000 with 1,326,000 construction, and 41,000 deck repairs on 218 near Wild Cat and 82,000 on Mud Creek bridges. It lists major Interstate 380 work, 4.1 miles paving, and deletions saving 3,290,000 while outlining future paving and right of way actions through 1986 across multiple counties.
Iowa county road plans show heavy IDOT spending and deletions
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines Johnson and surrounding counties funded road projects. Major items include Johnson County bridge work 1 006 000 and paving 11 447 000, with drainage and degradation efforts and 30 000 for ravine removal in 1981. Additional costs cover I 80 bridge repairs, lighting at Coralville, and multiple Highway 1 improvements.
Budgeted Highway 30 Projects Across Cedar Rapids Area
The budget lists 1982 reconstruction of the Highway 30 bridge between 12th and 18th streets SW in Cedar Rapids for 3.553 million dollars. It covers 1981 deck work on two Highway 149 bridges in Fairfax totaling 127 thousand and 1982 deck work on a Highway 150 bridge over Otter Creek six and a half miles south of Center Point for 98 thousand. Planned highway work includes removing ravines in 1981 along a 5.2 mile Johnson County line to Highway 30 stretch for 7 thousand and a 1982 surface restoration along the same corridor for 277 thousand. It also notes 1981 purchase of right of way related to Highway 30 projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson County
Linn County
Highway 6
Crandie Tracks
Coralville
Hills
IDOT
Solon
Benton Street
Iowa City
Clear Creek
Jones
Jones County
Highway 36
Jackson County
Mineral Creek
Onslow
Highway 1
Cascade
Sybil Creek
Keokuk
Mahaska
Washington County
English River
South English
Poweshiek
Poweshiek County
Rock Creek
Tama
Traer
Highway 21
Deer Creek
Toledo
Salt Creek
Washington
I-127
South Fourth
South B
Henry County
Davis Creek
Kalona
Keokuk County
Crawfordsville
Winneshiek
Winneshiek County
Decorah
Dry Run Creek
Highway 9
12Th
18Th Streets
Cedar Rapids
Fairfax
Otter Creek
Center Point
Iowa paving project extended from Linn to Cedar Rapids
The plan lists 1981 1982 expenditures for a 3.6 mile stretch from west of Highway 149 to west of Highway 218 costing 9.504 million. It also notes 690 thousand for Linn Stoney Point Road and 500 thousand in 1986 to start Benton County line east relocation with an estimated 3.323 million more beyond 1986. Additional funding includes 2.756 million for miscellaneous expense and paving east of I 380 to Collins Road NE and 111 thousand for Collins Road extension right of way. Grade and drain work is budgeted in 1982 for the extension at 1.075 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
Mississippi River Bridge
Marquette
Allamakee County
Fayette County
Strawberry Point
IDOT
Elkader
Clayton County
Delaware
Manchester
Highway 38
Highway 13
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Dubuque
Dubuque County
Gazette
Fayette
Oelwein
Chickasaw
Allamakee
Iowa
Iowa River
Benton County
Highway 149
Williamsburg
Highway 6
Parnell
Iowa County
Johnson
Washington County
Johnson County
Washington
Stoney Point Road
Cedar Rapids
I- 380
Collins Road
Edgewood Road
I-380
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Benton
Belle Plaine
Prairie Creek
Highway 101
Buchanan County
Knapp Creek
Walford
Buchanan
10Th Street East
Ninth Avenue SE
Independence
Winthrop
Fifth Avenue NE
Third Street NE
First
Black Hawk County
Hazleton
Cedar
Cedar County
West Liberty
Sugar Creek
Clayton
Lennon
Pau
Linn
Boutique Rateliit
Mount Vernon Road
Storewhde Savings
No . E
Cnd
Wyslow du Uel
Holgi
Poinsettias
Tetena
Pierson’s
Ellis Blvd
Avenue Floral
16Th Avenue
Flowershop and Greenhouses, Inc
Pierson
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