Grassley Welcomes Over $71 Million in Federal Funding to Replace Iowa Bridges and Improve Highway Safety

Grassley Welcomes Over $71 Million in Federal Funding to Replace Iowa Bridges and Improve Highway Safety

The Grassley-backed bipartisan infrastructure law reauthorized a key grant program supporting these improvements

BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) welcomed news that over $71 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is headed to communities across Iowa to replace numerous bridges and improve efficiency and safety on roadways. The projects will benefit Iowans traveling in Black Hawk, Boone, Butler, Clinton, Humboldt, Jackson, Lucas, Sioux and Johnson Counties. Funding will be administered through DOT's Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program, which was reauthorized as part of the Grassley-backed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

"Iowa families rely on our bridges and roads to travel safely and bring their farm and manufacturing goods to market. Unfortunately, too many of those bridges and roadways are in need of repair. I voted for the bipartisan infrastructure law to fix this problem, and that's why I'm glad to see this money flowing to replace bridges and bolster infrastructure in communities across our state. By reauthorizing the BUILD program, this law continues to deliver for our state and ensure communities can stay connected and keep our economy moving," Grassley said.

Details on the DOT awards follow:

• Avenue of the Saints Rural Safety and Freight Mobility Project
  • Applicant: Iowa Department of Transportation
  • Locality: Black Hawk County
  • Description: $24,000,000 to convert the current at-grade signalized intersection at Iowa Highway 58 (IA 58) and Greenhill Road into a "double-teardrop" roundabout interchange, with IA 58 passing under Greenhill Road. The project also includes Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant crosswalks with rectangular rapid flashing beacons, lighting, noise barriers and reconstructed stormwater and detention infrastructure.

• Critical Connections: Strengthening Iowa's Link in the National Supply Chain
  • Lead Applicant: Butler County
  • Counties Benefiting: Boone, Butler, Clinton, Humboldt, Jackson, Lucas and Sioux Counties
  • Description: $24,000,000 to fund the construction phase to replace seven bridge structures in Boone, Butler, Clinton, Humboldt, Jackson, Lucas and Sioux Counties.

• Burlington Street Bridge: Building Better Connections Project
  • Applicant: City of Iowa City
  • Locality: Johnson County
  • Description: $23,481,600 to replace two aging, deficient Iowa River crossings on Highway 1 with a single multimodal bridge and associated intersection, roadway and active transportation upgrades.

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