Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Reimbursement Agreement with MidAmerican Energy Company for Street Light Pole Installation in connection with the South Expressway Reconstruction Phase I.

The South Expressway is a major arterial roadway that serves as one of the main entrances to the downtown area of Council Bluffs from I-29/I-80.  The South Expressway was previously a state highway (formerly Iowa 192). Traffic volumes are approaching 20,000 vehicles per day.  The South Expressway is currently a rural four lane divided roadway with a depressed median. 

The updated design for the reconstruction will utilize an urban typical section. The project will include new roadway pavement, drainage improvements, street lighting, and a concrete trail on the east side of the South Expressway from just north of the I-29/I-80 ramps to 23rd Avenue. The Iowa DOT will let the project.

MidAmerican Energy Company will furnish and install seven new light poles and associated conduits and wiring to provide lighting along the proposed South Expressway roadway.  This work will be performed by MidAmerican Energy crews and will take place during the roadway construction.   

This project was included in the FY22 CIP.  The cost of the new street lights and metal poles is $65,809.09, and will be paid with Local Option Sales Tax funds.

Approval of this resolution to reimburse MidAmerican Energy Company for new street lights along South Expressway.