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At a glance:
I-80 MISSISSIPPI
RIVER BRIDGE
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Built in 1967
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One of three major interstate bridges connecting Illinois and Iowa in the Quad Cities
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Roadway features outdated and traffic growing, associated increases in crashes
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Recurring, costly bridge maintenance required
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Planning and Environmental Linkages study launched in 2020 to consider environmental, community, economic impacts of potential improvements
Third Public Meeting
NARROWED LIST OF
IMPROVEMENT ALTERNATIVES PRESENTED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
Nearly 300 residents, organizations and other stakeholders joined an interactive, online public Meeting on October 27, 2022, to receive an update on the I-80 Mississippi River Bridge project, review recommendations on a narrowed list of potential improvement alternatives, and provide feedback to the project team.
Following a video presentation and viewing of study exhibits, participants asked questions and provided feedback directly to representatives of the Illinois and Iowa Departments of Transportation.
Please review the information presented at the meeting HERE, and then provide your feedback HERE. The full meeting recording, a summary video, meeting exhibits, newsletter, and Q&A discussion, are all available for review on the meeting materials page.
Comments are always welcome; those received through November 10, 2022, will become part of the public meeting record.
WHO
The Illinois Department of Transportation is conducting this study in conjunction with the Iowa Department of Transportation
WHAT
A Planning an Environmental Linkages study is designed to coordinate with stakeholders in identifying existing and future transportation challenges and potential improvements
when
Study completion is expected late 2023. Following completion of the study it is anticipated that the next phase of engineering will begin, involving the development of detailed contract plans for the selected improvement alternative.
where
The study includes approximately six miles from the I-88/I-80 interchange in Illinois to 35th Street SW in
LeClaire, Iowa
why
The bridge does not meet current design standards, and recurring and costly maintenance is required