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Independence route touted to save Iowa $13 million on I 380 plan
Speakers at a Cedar Rapids hearing urged selecting the Independence routing for I 380 arguing it would save Iowa taxpayers about 13 million and better connect regions from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. Proponents claimed the diagonal Palo route is longer and costly, while critics warned against delays and higher mileage.
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Don Canney
Tom Riley
R-C. 8
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Highway Commission
Palo
Independence
Raymond
Carney
Waterloo Cedar Falls
Iowa
Canney
St. Francis
Ontario
New Orleans
Duluth
Sen
Riley
Don Stamy
Dlamy
Pease
Stamy
Wright
Franklin
Jules Busker
Sioux City
William Gray
Stephen Garst
Coon Rapids
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Harry Reed
Winterset
Highways
Joseph Coupal, Jr
Coupel
Koert Voorhees
Texas
West Union
H. L. Haying
Watarlos
Mossman
Tieden
Cedar Trapids
Darrell Jack
Oelwein
Selig Korson
Mental Health Institute At
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Harold Wendorf
Cedar Rapids-Marion
David Rambo
Necorah Chamber of Commerce
Rambo
Frank Park
Moline
Ill
John Deere Co