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West Des Moines staff recommend removing EP True Parkway extension; council asks staff to pursue further analysis with landowners
Summary
City staff presented preliminary analysis showing a $21 million cost to extend EP True Parkway across Sugar Creek and recommended removing the extension from the ultimate streets map; after extensive public comment and debate, council directed staff to work with development planning and landowners on alternatives and return with a comprehensive‑plan amendment and impact analysis.
City staff on Dec. 15 recommended removing the planned EP True Parkway extension from the city's ultimate streets map after a workshop that included engineers, planners, developers and stakeholders.
City engineer Brian Hemeseth presented preliminary design work that estimated the cost of a full EP True connection from Grand Prairie Parkway to Ute Avenue at roughly $21 million, largely because a bridge would be required to cross Sugar Creek. "The cost of that road in two years-ago dollars is about $21,000,000," Hemeseth said. Staff cited environmental constraints, difficult topography and limited developable acreage in the corridor as factors that reduce…
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