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American Legion Road Improvements
Scott Boulevard to Taft Avenue
January 10, 2019
Project Overview
Iowa City is planning to reconstruct American Legion
Road from Scott Boulevard to Taft Avenue.
Planned improvements include:
•New pavement with curb and gutter
•Roundabout at Scott Boulevard
•On-street bike lanes
•Pedestrian facilities
•Underground utilities
The new roadway corridor will have one travel lane in
each direction, on-street bikes lanes on both sides of
the roadway, a shared-use path, sidewalks, and a
pedestrian underpass near Hoover Elementary
School.
The project will improve safety, reduce traffic
congestion, and create vehicular and pedestrian
linkages.
Project Website
https://www.icgov.org /project/american-legion-road-
improvements-project
Project Schedule
The following is the
anticipated schedule for the
project
Field Surveys
July –August 2018
Preliminary Design
November –January 2019
Final Design
February –November 2019
Right-of-Way Acquisition
Spring/Summer 2019
Utility Relocations
Summer/Fall 2019
Project Construction
April 2020 -2021
Contact:
For project questions, please contact the project team.
Scott Sovers, P.E., Senior Civil Engineer
City of Iowa City –Engineering Division
319-356-5142
scott-sovers@iowa-city.org
Aaron Moniza, P.E., Project Manager
Foth Infrastructure and Environment, LLC
319-297-2073
aaron.moniza@foth.com
Project Details
Right-of-way will need to be
acquired for project and
Iowa City will be starting
that process in early 2019.
Segments of American
Legion Road may be closed
during construction but
access will be maintained.
10’ Travel Lanes
7’ Bike Lanes
8’ Shared Use Path
5” Sidewalk
Intersection Treatments
Pedestrian Underpass
Drainage Box Culvert
Storm Sewer
Sanitary Sewer
Water Main
Lighting