Iowa drivers aging prompt DOT safety redesign plan
The Gazette reports Iowa faces rising numbers of drivers aged 65 and older.DOT safety coordinator Mary Stahlhut cites 65 plus drivers as 20 percent of Iowa traffic fatalities in 2000 while noting 25 percent of rural county drivers are over 65. The DOT aims to keep seniors independent while improving roadway design for an aging population.
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Older drivers seek safer highway design and clearer signs
Iowa DOT plans year by year updates to interchange layouts markings lighting and signage to aid elderly motorists. Snook notes restrictions may curb driving in towns and safety officials hope to raise awareness at a June conference in West Des Moines with registration details to be announced.
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Eastern Iowa trail projects win federal DOT funds
Two trails in eastern Iowa receive over 200000 each from the Iowa Department of Transportation. Coralville Parks and Recreation gets 214302 for a 0.75 mile link between Clear Creek Trail Phase 2 and Coral Ridge Mall. Jones County Conservation Board receives 217520 to build a wooden bridge and Clear Creek Trail near Olin as part of the Grant Wood Recreational Trail project.
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Meskwaki powwow land erosion halted by riverbank project
The Army Corps of Engineers plans a concrete mat stabilization along a 1400 foot riverbank near Highway E-49 to stop 2 foot yearly erosion toward the Meskwaki powwow grounds. The $840000 project, starting August or September, costs split 65 35 with the tribe paying about 294000.
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CRANDIC Receives Grant to Replace Four Wooden Bridges
The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway CRANDIC gets a 240000 grant from the Iowa DOT to replace four timber bridges on the Amana Line between Cedar Rapids and Amana. The project total is 1110000 with steel and concrete spans planned to support 286000 pound rail cars. Two bridges lie east of Fairfax and two north of Amana.
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