Background/Discussion
West Broadway is major arterial street and critical to the City’s roadway network. It serves as a significant commercial corridor and commuter route and its reconstruction is an essential part of the economic redevelopment plan for the west end of Council Bluffs. There is also a strong community desire to enhance the aesthetics of the corridor and to create a connection between the River’s Edge development and downtown Council Bluffs.
The City has assumed responsibility of West Broadway from the Iowa DOT. The transfer of jurisdiction of the roadway formerly designated as US 6, included payment in the amount of $20 million from Iowa DOT.
West Broadway will be completely rebuilt, including the replacement of pavement, traffic signals, street lights, sidewalks, and storm sewers. The project also includes streetscape amenities such as decorative pedestrian lights, brick paver bands behind the curbs and at intersections, ornamental fencing, ornamental arms for street lights, concrete pavers in crosswalks, decorative paving in the center turn lane and at key intersections, raised planted medians, neighborhood masonry columns, and trees.
Segment 1 of the reconstruction project from 36th Street to 33rd Street is complete and Segment 2 from 33rd Street to 28th Street is now substantially complete.
Segment 3 will continue the reconstruction from 28th Street through 25th Street and is scheduled to begin in April 2019.
The limits of Segment 4 will be from the east side of 25th Street to 20th Street, with construction in 2020.
This project is planned for the FY20 CIP with a preliminary budget of $7,815,000.
The Engineer was previously selected based on their ability to provide the necessary services utilizing the selection criteria outlined in the Professional Services Policy. Statements of qualifications were solicited from nineteen engineering firms on the pre-qualified list and HGM Associates partnered with HDR Engineering was selected as the most qualified consultant team. HGM, HDR, and Chroma Design assisted the City with developing a Corridor Master Plan for West Broadway and successfully completed the design for Segments 1, 2 and 3. It is appropriate for HGM to continue their role as project engineer. It is fully expected that the knowledge gained during the planning phase and previous design efforts will continue to benefit the project during the fourth segment.