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Design team outlines Burlington Street Bridge options: separated bikeway, multiple ramp types and crossing alternatives

City of Iowa City — Burlington Street Bridge Project Public Information Meeting · September 30, 2025
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Summary

Consultants presented three multimodal bridge cross-sections, options to separate bikes and pedestrians with barriers, and four ways to provide ADA-compliant access to overpasses (including a 900-foot long-ramp option and a redesigned spiral). Jeff Morrow noted existing spirals are not ADA-compliant.

Consultants described multiple design alternatives for the Burlington Street Bridge focused on separating motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians while preserving pedestrian access to campus and hospital corridors.

Jeff Morrow of Anderson Bogart said all vehicle options keep a similar lane arrangement but vary the placement of a protected two-way bikeway and pedestrian paths. "We expect [east–west…

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