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Iowa City holds public information meeting on Burlington Street Bridge project and seeks public input
Summary
Design consultants for the Burlington Street Bridge project presented conceptual alternatives and a project timeline, encouraged public feedback (including an online survey that previously received almost 300 responses), and said a preferred alternative is expected to be advanced to design after stakeholder review this fall.
City of Iowa City project partners and their consultants presented conceptual designs and solicited public feedback at a Burlington Street Bridge public information meeting.
Kristen (HDR), who led the presentation, said the project is "in the very, very, very early planning stages of this," and that the team aims to use public comment to "advance a preferred alternative." Mike, a project presenter, told attendees the team has completed data collection and environmental documentation submitted to the Iowa DOT and expects to advance a single preferred alternative to design in November after stakeholder review. Mike added the project’s first electronic survey "received almost 300 responses last time."
The project team described its stakeholder structure: a technical advisory committee including the City of Iowa City, the University of Iowa, the Iowa Department of Transportation, and the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County; a stakeholder working group focused on bridge-critical functions; one-on-one stakeholder meetings; and public outreach through meetings, surveys, and a project email.
Justin Arlin, whose contact information the team displayed, encouraged attendees to use the project website and the project email for follow-up questions.
The team said it will refine alternatives based on feedback, present a recommended preferred alternative to the stakeholder working group in November, and then bring the preferred concepts to the City of Iowa City council for acceptance. The project is still analyzing trade-offs among functionality, affordability, and constructability and will continue to solicit public input.
