COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — City officials say reconstruction of the main east-west thoroughfare in central Council Bluffs will begin next year.
City Engineer Matt Cox says that it’ll take five to six years to completely rebuild a stretch of West Broadway at a cost of no more than $26 million. The project will include installing the street’s first storm sewer system.
The Daily Nonpareil (http://bit.ly/1YFdUUK ) reports that Council Bluffs will take over ownership of the street from Iowa’s Department of Transportation, which is giving the city $20 million for maintenance costs and future reconstruction.
Cox and Mayor Matt Walsh held a press conference Monday to discuss project updates before Tuesday evening’s public meeting on the plan. Cox says that public input is appreciated even though not much planning has been done.
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Information from: The Daily Nonpareil, http://www.nonpareilonline.com
