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Engineer urges DOT to study Highway 63/C‑57 intersection regionally after public concern over $3.9M J‑turn option
Summary
County engineer Kathy Nicholas told the board that Iowa DOT presented two primary options for the Highway 63/C‑57 intersection — a reduced‑conflict (J‑turn) option at about $3.9 million or a full interchange near $29 million — and the county asked DOT to evaluate the site in a regional freight context before settling on a design.
Kathy Nicholas, Black Hawk County engineer, briefed the board on an Iowa DOT study and recent public meeting for the Highway 63/C‑57 intersection on April 20. DOT narrowed many alternatives to two main options: a reduced‑conflict intersection (J‑turn/RCI) estimated at about $3.9 million with possible completion by 2028, and a full interchange that DOT estimated could cost roughly $29 million and take a decade to deliver.
Nicholas said the county asked DOT to consider the intersection in the…
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