HomeMy WebLinkAboutMeeting Presentation-FINAL1Welcome!
Public Open House Meeting
March 3, 2011
Presentation at 5:30 p.m.
•Introduce the project
•Explain the process
•Hear your feedback on draft project goals
•Listen
The project is planned to:
•Reduce closures of Dubuque Street
and Park Road Bridge due to (1)
localized flash floods and (2) historic
Iowa River flood events
•Minimize upstream flood backwater
caused by the existing Park Road
Bridge
•Better serve transit, pedestrians and
bicyclists
•Preserve and enhance the natural
entry to Iowa City from I-80
A history of flooding:
•Locally heavy rainfall events cause
flooding and closures of Dubuque
Street
•Severe floods closed Dubuque
Street for 54 days in 1993 and for
a month in 2008
•The flood of 2008 also closed and
inundated Park Road Bridge
June, 2010
June, 2008
Park Road
These projects will need to be
considered:
University of Iowa
•Hancher Auditorium Replacement
•Mayflower Flood Mitigation
Project
Iowa City
•Iowa River Corridor Trail
Pedestrian Bridge over I-80
•Taft Speedway Levee Project
Iowa DOT
•I-80/Dubuque Street Interchange
Park Road
The city and its partners are working with elected officials and
others to identify additional funding to offset construction costs.
It is the City’s goal to complete construction prior to the opening of
the new Hancher Auditorium in the fall of 2015.
In coordination with:
Phase 1: Plan
The planning
process, called a
NEPA study is
expected to be
completed by mid
2012.
NEPA is required
by the federal
government.
Phase 2: Design
After the NEPA
process is
completed, final
design work will
begin. Detailed
design and
engineering will
take
approximately 18
to 20 months.
Phase 3: Build
Construction could
begin as early as
the spring of 2014.
At this time, the
team estimates
that work will take
approximately two
construction
seasons.
Develop a federally-approved
alternative for final design and
construction of improvements via
NEPA study.
The NEPA process will:
•Identify a recommended alternative
•Provide opportunities for public
input into the final concept
•Document community impacts,
commitments, etc.Community Input
Agency Review
Community Input
Impact Evaluation
Community Input
Purpose and Need
Initial alternatives
Reasonable alternatives
Preferred alternative
Recommended alternative
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As soon as the
recommendations in Phase 1
have federal approval, work will
begin on detailed design.
Final design and engineering are
anticipated to take 18-20
months.
Construction could begin as
early as the spring of 2014.
At this time, the team anticipates
that it will take two construction
seasons to complete work.
•Conceptual design
•A vision for the corridor
•Potential impacts, avoidance and
mitigation plans
•Community
•Cultural resources
•Natural environment
•Coordination with other
projects
•Project commitments
•Cost estimates
Develop Purpose and Need and
project goals
Identify and evaluate reasonable
alternatives that meet Purpose
and Need and project goals
Identify recommended
alternatives based on Purpose
and Need and project goals;
Seek federal approval
Receive federal approval
Community Input
Agency Review
Community Input
Impact Evaluation
Community Input
Purpose and Need
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Draft Project Purpose:
•Provide a reliable multimodal
transportation corridor that reduces
the impact of flooding on the local
transportation system and the Iowa
River corridor
Draft Project Need:
•Maximize the reliability of the
Dubuque Street corridor
•Maximize the reliability of the Park
Road Bridge and corridor
•Minimize upstream flood backwater
caused by the Park Road Bridge
•Minimize flood related closures of Dubuque Street
•Minimize flood related closures of Park Road Bridge
•Minimize backwater caused by the bridge
•Maximize access to downtown, neighborhoods and campus
•Maintain emergency access to north Iowa City and Johnson
County
•Integrate with Hancher and Mayflower improvements
•Coordinate with other projects
•Accommodate bikes, pedestrians and transit
•Provide improved trail connectivity
•Maintain parkway and natural features of area
•Enhance access to neighborhoods, parks and university facilities
•Integrate utility and sewer relocations
•Give us input on the draft:
•Purpose and Need
•Project Goals
•Join members of the team at the
map to:
•Show your ideas
•Share your knowledge about
the area’s history, uses and
needs
•Sign up to be on mailing list
•Join us for future public
meetings
•Request a speaker for your
organization
•Participate in online surveys
•www.iowacitygateway.org
Please join team members
at the maps and boards
to ask questions
and provide your input.