Congress delays highway bill delaying Iowa road projects
Iowa officials warn a four year federal highway funding bill delay could push spring and summer projects into doubt. IDOT engineer Gus Anderson says a late approval may stall bids for months, risking a shortened construction season and layoffs in neighboring Illinois if funds do not arrive.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Gus Anderson
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
House
Senate
Anderson
Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
Dale Janik
County RISE funds slip as IDOT divides jobs money
Iowa IDOT reports leftover county RISE funds after approving 25 of 50 second round requests. Manchester’s bid for 243 176 dollars was denied as unlikely to create jobs. Johnson County won approval for 1 446 542 dollars for a 2.4 million industrial road project on Rochester Boulevard in Iowa City. Discussion continues on future county road responsibilities with IDOT compensation for repairs. Ward says county requests under 25 percent of RISE funds. McGillivray promises outreach to counties for future filings. About 50 applications remain for reconsideration and a February funding cycle is planned.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Manchester
IDOT
Johnson Country
Johnson County
Ian McGillivray
Don Ward
Ward
McGillivray
IDOT 87 plan to fund eight railroad crossing upgrades
Improvements on eight regional railroad crossings are included in the 1987 Iowa Department of Transportation Railroad Improvement Program. Cedar Rapids crossings on 12th Avenue SE and Fifth Street and nearby routes plus four in Poweshiek County Grinnell will be upgraded with state paying 60 percent and local governments and railroads sharing the remaining 40 percent. Average state shares run about $25 000 per Cedar Rapids crossing and $13 000 at Poweshielk locations.
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Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Jon McCoy
Cedar Rapids
12Th Avenue
Fifth Street
Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Poweshiek County
Grinnell
Linn rail upgrade in 1987 plan gains IDOT approval
Iowa IDOT approved a CCP six mile rail rehabilitation from Hiawatha to Marion for 1987 maintenance. The project costs about 600000 with state grants and loans covering 30 to 40 percent, part of a 2.9 million 1987 state budget for line rehabilitation including a western Poweshiek County to Albia segment.
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Ames
Hiawatha
Marion
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Chicago Central and Pacific
Mike Connor
CCP
IDOT
Chicago and North Western
Poweshiek County
Albia
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Donna Lee Olson
Eastern
Rochester
Iowa City
C.R
Linn Rail
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sears
Norwest
Norwest Bank
Es Norwest Banks
Marion, N.A
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