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Iowa City staff propose names, signage for Highway 1 and Highway 6 trail connection
Summary
City planning staff said a new trail connection across the Highway 6 bridge — funded in part by a statewide TAP grant — will add pedestrian and ADA access and staff proposed the names “Sunset Trail” (west) and “Sunrise Trail” (east) with additional wayfinding signs to tie the route into the larger network.
Sarah Walls, a representative from the Metropolitan Planning Organization, told the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Commission that the Highway 6 segment between Broadway and Fairmeadows is in design for 2025 and scheduled for construction in 2026, with bridge reconstruction and full trail access expected in 2028.
The project received “just shy of $700,000” through a statewide Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant, Walls said, and the construction will be timed with a Highway 6 bridge reconstruction. “Right now, if you've been down there ... it's not ADA accessible,” Walls said, adding that a…
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