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Des Moines engineering department outlines nearly $1 billion in recent and planned infrastructure work
Summary
City Engineer Steve Naber reviewed ongoing and upcoming capital projects — levee work, stormwater basins, bridge rehabilitation, sidewalks, fire stations, and the Southeast Connector — and outlined project timelines, permitting touchpoints and public engagement.
Des Moines City Engineer Steve Naber gave a wide-ranging update on the Engineering Department’s responsibilities and capital program at the June 30 work session, detailing recent accomplishments and the schedule for major projects including levee improvements, stormwater basins, bridge rehabilitation and sidewalk infill.
Naber told the council the department has roughly 102 staff across traffic and transportation, design and construction, and contracts and real estate. “We have 441 traffic signals, ... 60,000 signs, 200 miles of fiber, 2,000,000 linear feet of pavement markings, and 4,600 crosswalks,” he said, outlining the operational maintenance workload and the reasons project delivery can take multiple years.
Why it matters: Naber framed the capital work as critical to public safety and to protecting neighborhoods at risk of flooding. The presentation covered the Hamilton Drain East system (Highland Park), downtown levee alterations, bridge rehabilitation, sidewalk construction prioritized near schools, and several large street and…
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