Iowa locks and dams to receive major rehabilitation
A multimillion dollar U S Army Corps of Engineers program will rehabilitate Mississippi River locks and dams along Iowa’s border. Work begins in 1987 with several dams closed during winter months. costs range from 12.4 to 28.5 million per dam and total project could reach 500 million to 1 billion dollars.
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Iowa
Ames
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
Mississippi River
Gene Jones
Iowa Department of Transportation
Rail and Water Division
Idot Commission
Rock Island
Dubuque
Hannibal
Canton
Quincy
Burlington
Clinton
Corps of Engineers
Jones
IDOT Delays Bypasses While Adding Eastern Iowa Projects
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission delays McGregor and Marion bypass work into 1986 and 1988 with right of way purchases. The revised 1986 program adds numerous projects across Eastern Iowa including bridge, paving, and erosion work with some items moved to 1987 and beyond.
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Ames
McGregor
Marion
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Iowa
First Avenue East
Cedar Rapids
Idot Commission
Gus Anderson
Clinton County
Scott County
Camanche
Fayette County
Turkey River
Clermont
Linn County
Allamakee
Mississippi River
Lansing
Benton County
Buchanan County
Black Hawk
Independence
Clayton County
Guttenburg
Delaware County
Dubuque County
Luxemburg
Dubuque
Jackson County
Dubuque Fayette County
Second Street
Oelwein
Iowa County
Williamsburg
Johnson County
Solon
Hiawatha
Tama County
Tama
Washington County
Mid-Prairie School
Wellman
Winneshiek County
Allamakee County
Decorah
Minnesota State Line
Centralia
Dubuque Sues Water and Sewer Plant Builders for 45 Million
Dubuque files two lawsuits totaling 45 million against eight firms over design and construction of the city water and sewer plants from the 1960s and 1970s. The city seeks 20 million in actual damages and 5 million in punitive damages in each suit.
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Dubuque Sues Water, Sewer
Dubuque
Henningson, Durham and Richardson, Inc
Omaha
Neb
J.P. Cullen and Son Contraction Corp
Janesville, Wis
Sewage Treat
Iowa panel wary of starting four Mississippi hydro projects
Iowa WAWM officials expressed concern about permitting construction of four hydroelectric plants on the Mississippi before completing environmental impact studies. The $221.5 million plan involves Dubuque Sabula Preston Bellevue Clinton LeClaire and Davenport groups. The commission will decide in July after reviewing potential fish habitat and turbine-related impacts.
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Judy Daubenmiergazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
Mississippi River
Iowa Department of Water, Air and Waste Management
WAWM
Stephen Ballou
Wawm Commission
Allen Thoms
Dubuque
Sabula
Preston
Bellevue
Clinton
Illinois Municipal Utility Association
LeClaire
City of LeClaire
Davenport
Davenport-Rock Island Associates
Bill Crews
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Cedar County
Lowden
Luana
Wheatland
Cascade
Fayette Iown County
Amanas
Andrew Johnson County
Iowa River
Iowa City
Highway 151
Central City
Fairfax
15Th Avenue
Fifth Avenue
Stoney Point Road
Waconia Ave
Poweshiek County
Deep River
Highway 21
Sharples- Stokes Division
Pennwall Corp
Philadelphia
Zimpro Inc
Rothschild, Wis
Westphal and Co
Janesville
Wis
Fischer and Porter Co
Horsham, Pa
Delta Scientific Corp
Hauppauge
N.Y
Honeywell Inc
Minneapolis
Amana
Simmons Classic
U Ee
Icontemporary
Chevron
Salterini
Smulekoff
Safari
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