Resolution setting a public hearing for December 16, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. for the West Broadway Reconstruction, Segment 4. # PW20-20

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.

Segment 1 from 36^th Street to 33^rd Street and Segment 2 from 33^rd Street to 28^th Street are complete.  Segment 3 from 28^th Street to just west of 24^th Street will be substantially complete before the end of the year.  Each of these previous phases included the replacement of pavement, traffic signals, street lights, sidewalks, storm sewers and streetscape amenities.

The Segment 4 project will completely rebuild West Broadway from just west of 24^th Street to just west of 19^th Street.  Reconstruction will include the replacement of pavement, traffic signals, street lights, sidewalks, and storm sewers with drainage improvements as a major objective.  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.

As a condition of the Transfer of Jurisdiction, Iowa DOT has provided $20 million in funding for assuming ownership of the roadway previously identified as US-6.  This project is included in the FY20 CIP with a budget of $4,000,000 in IDOT funding, $1,000,000 from GO Bonds, and the balance in Sales Tax Funds.  The Iowa West Foundation has agreed to provide funding for the streetscape amenities which are estimated to be approximately $1,338,000.  The estimated construction cost for all project improvements is $8,663,700.

Approval of this resolution.