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Board approves federal-aid agreement for Donald Street resurfacing
Summary
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors approved a federal-aid agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation to resurface Donald Street; federal funding of $448,000 was cited and the board recorded a unanimous approval.
The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on May 20 approved a federal-aid agreement with the Iowa Department of Transportation to resurface Donald Street, the board heard.
County staff told the board the project will receive $448,000 in federal Surface Transportation Block Grant funds. “We are receiving $448,000 of federal aid for this Donald Street project,” the staff member said during the meeting. The speaker also said the resurfacing is scheduled for 2026.
The agreement covers a Surface Transportation Block Grant project identified in the meeting record. The staff member said a portion of the two-mile road is under split jurisdiction with the city of Waterloo, which the county is coordinating with on the work. The staff member also stated a total project cost in the meeting as, quote, “about 1 point, $47,000,000,” as it was read aloud in the record.
Supervisors moved and seconded the resolution and a roll call recorded affirmative votes; the motion carried.
Why it matters: federal aid changes how the county budgets and delivers larger resurfacing projects and requires coordination with the state Department of Transportation and any split jurisdictions along the route. The board will sign the agreement and proceed with the DOT-administered project.
The board did not provide additional detail on design, contractor selection or the exact split of local versus state responsibility; those items will proceed through the DOT process and subsequent project scheduling.
