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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
January 15, 1999
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM:
Michael A. Koch, Public Works Director '1?!.:I/j;~
SUBJECT: N. Grandview Extension - 32nd Street to Northwest Arterial
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memorandum is to give an overview of the history of the potential
extension of North Grandview from West 32nd Street to the Northwest Arterial.
BACKGROUND
The Iowa Department of Transportation (I.D.O.T.) has begun right-of-way negotiations
to acquire the necessary parcels of property needed for the construction of Phase IV
of the Northwest Arterial from John F. Kennedy Road to U.S. 52. In the negotiation
process, the level of access provided (or not provided) has a significant bearing on the
value of the property to be acquired.
On July 28, 1998, the City Council held a worksession to develop an access policy for
this segment of the Northwest Arterial. The outcome of the meeting was that access
would be controlled by the planning functions of the Zoning Commission and the City
Council, and that each access would be considered on its own merits, based upon a
proposed development plan (Ordinance 7-95). This is the same access policy which
is in affect on the existing portions of the Northwest Arterial. Once the City would
approve of an access location, I.D.O.T. would also review the request and would be
the authority to issue an access permit if the request met their Priority III access
policy, allowing access points at a minimum spacing of 300 meters (984 feet).
During the worksession the issue of extending North Grandview Avenue to the
Northwest Arterial was discussed at some length. It was determined in that
discussion that the question of whether the North Grandview Extension should stay
in the Long Range Transportation plan should be addressed at a subsequent
worksession.
DISCUSSION
The extension of North Grandview to the Northwest Arterial was identified originally
in the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Northwest Arterial dated August
7, 1979. A copy of the alignment considered in the final review of the EIS is attached
(Attachment A), as well as a preliminary plan sheet from the report showing the
proposed extension (Attachment B).
The EIS identified several streets which should be improved along with the
construction of the Northwest Arterial. One of the projects was the extension of
North Grandview Avenue from West 32nd Street to the Northwest Arterial as a two
lane facility (Attachment C). (An asterisk included with this recommendation indicates
that the North Grandview Avenue extension was being shown as extended lIaccording
to prior transportation network planning",)
The first official inclusion of North Grandview as a part of the Dubuque Metropolitan
Area Transportation Study (DMA TS) transportation plan was in 1990, and was called
the DMA TS 2008 plan.
The DMATS transportation plan was last updated in 1998. This process culminated
with the approval of the DMA TS year 2020 plan on June 26, 1998 (Attachment D),
This plan includes the Southwest Arterial, Northwest Arterial and also the linkage of
N. Grandview Avenue to the Northwest Arterial, consistent with the earlier
transportation plan. A copy of the adopted DMA TS adopted 2020 plan is attached.
The estimated cost of this extension is approximately $4,000,000.00.
ACTION TO BE TAKEN
The City Council is requested to give direction to City staff as to whether the North
Grandview Extension to the Northwest Arterial should remain in the DMA TS 2020
Long Range Transportation Plan.
If the City Council wishes to drop this extension from the plan, the process of deleting
the link would be through DMA TS, which would conclude with the adoption of a new
2020 Transportation Plan.
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. June. 1998 As Amended
DMA 1S Long Range Street/Highway 2020 Project List
Proiects Remaining in the Plan
Project # Project Name
Description
1 U.S.20 fr Devon
west to Swiss Valley
2 SW Arterial
4 Frentress Lake Rd
7 NorthSide Expressway
8a Grandview Ave Ext.
9 Asbury Rd
10 University "funnel"
la DOT will make improvements to increase capacity and
modify access. Consultant study to begin shortly.
Extension of IA 32 (NW Arterial) south to U.S. 61/151.
Facility will be 4 lane on new alignment. Environmental
Assessment/location report now nearing completion.
DMA TS contributed the majority of the STP funds to support
the study and has reserved funds for further work.
Past work by IIW has developed a project to move traffic
over the RR to U.S. 20. The project consists of two parts:
the new frontage road, and a interchange that will include a
bridge over the RR tracks. Illinois DOT has not committed to the
project and the railroads need to commit to track sharing also.
An "expressway" ranging from 24 lanes to relieve traffic within
the Central AvelWhite St (US 52) corridor. This is a project being
carried from previous Plans of long ago.
The Grandview Ave. extension is not part of the NW Arterial
Extension project. This Is a separate project intending to
join the Interior Dubuque street system to the NW Arterial
(and therefore the larger future arterial system) via an
extension of Grandvlew Ave.
A long range expansion of the current two lane street to meet
increased future traffic needs.
This project involves finding a solution to the high volumes of
traffic currently, and projected to be funneled thru a 1 block,
4 lane section of University Ave.
5 Capacity Improvement
to U.S. 20 over the
Mississippi River
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Project involves increasing the capasity of U.S. 20
over the Mississippi River between Illinois and Iowa.
The Environmental Impact and Location Study will
begin during the early Summer of 1998. The project has also
been targeted for fed. discretionary funds in t n the TEA 21 bill.
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Proiects Amended into the Plan June 26. 1998
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Project Name
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3 U.S. 61/151 from Study concept now In development, but looks like a corridor
Grandview Ave so study driven In Phase I by the replacement of a bridge,
to the 61/151 JeT and in Phase II by traffic growth thru existing intersections.
Study will be done by laDOT Project Planning Division.
The Study will begin sometime in calendar 1998.
12 Middle Road This is a new project amended into the Transportation Plan I
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Expansion due to the fact that it is included in the TranPlan computer model ;
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that produced the SW Arterial traffic forecasts. The project is I
driven by the acquisition of large parcels of industrial park land. I
The proposed project will be to replace the current section
of county road with a 4 lane road or street from Radford Rd to
the north entrance of the Industrial park off of Middle Rd.
Proiect~ Delem~ fmm1the Plan June 26.1998 I
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6 Lower Dodge ROW This project involves removing the remaining structures and
eliminating the final curb cut onto U.S. 20. Demolition will begin i
soon, DMA TS contributed $1,750,000 in STP funds with laDOT I
contributing the same or greater amount. i
4-Lane NW Arterial The 4-lanlng of the current NW Arterial was done ahead of i
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Project included for in~ormation purposes only I
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8 NW Arterial Extension I A programmed 4-lane facility on new alignment to be completed
in the year 2001. I
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CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MEMORANDUM
January 14, 1999
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT:
City Council Worksession
Attached is information from Public Works Director Mike Koch which we will be
discussing during the worksession scheduled for Monday, January 18th. Dinner
will be served in the Library Rotunda at 5:00 p.m., the worksession will begin at
5:30 p.m., and the regular Council meeting will follow at 7:00 p.m.
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Mithael C. Van Milligen
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Attachment
cc: Barry Lindahl, Corporation Counsel
Tim Moerman, Assistant City Manager