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Consultant says RRVT and HTT work on schedule; Phase V plans target bid letting Dec. 27, 2026
Summary
Snyder & Associates updated the Dallas County Conservation Board on completed Phase IV work, Bridge D cleanup and a Phase V Adel rehabilitation project that requires federal review; the board was told an intersection safety study reviewing about 70 crossings will be funded through the Bike Trail Fund.
Tyler Jensen of Snyder & Associates briefed the Dallas County Conservation Board on multiple Raccoon River Valley Trail and High Trestle Trail projects, telling the board the Phase IV punch list is being finalized and the project will be returned to the board in June for formal closure.
Jensen said crews removed the Bridge D span and reviewed progress photos; a prefabricated bridge section is on schedule. He reported drainage tile east of Woodward was jetted and cleared and trees near the tile outlet were removed, and that crews had cleaned out the culvert in the trail right-of-way.
Director Curt Cable described Phase V, an Adel drainage and rehabilitation project extending from a proposed EMS building near Bridge D west to Brickyard and South 18th Street, with repaving planned from Bridge G to R Avenue and stream improvements along South 14th Street. Because part of the project is federally funded, Cable said conceptual plans were submitted to the Iowa Department of Transportation for review and that preliminary plans are expected by mid-June. He said the project is targeted for a bid letting on Dec. 27, 2026, with preconstruction meetings expected in mid-February 2027.
Jensen said Snyder & Associates will prepare a proposal to address major trail cracks from Redfield to Adel; crews are identifying the most severe cracks and the preferred treatment areas. Cable said he hopes work can begin in September and be scheduled primarily on weekdays to avoid heavier weekend trail traffic.
The board also heard that an intersection safety study will evaluate roughly 70 crossings on both the north and south trail loops. Jensen said the study will rely on updated standards from the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and, once a timeline is finalized, will be presented to the Board of Supervisors for approval and funded through the Bike Trail Fund.
The updates provided multiple operational timelines and next steps; Jensen said the Phase IV closeout will be taken up at the June board meeting and Cable flagged the Phase V review with the Iowa DOT as a prerequisite to bidding.
