Linn, Johnson get $3.6 million in street projects

More than $3.6 million in street projects in Linn and Johnson counties are among 23 transportation projects totaling nearly $14 million that have been let by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT).

The projects are:

Linn County

• Grading and concrete pavement replacement on north 35th Street from Tower Terrace Road to Lucore Road in Marion, $1,397,389, Concrete Foundations, Inc., New Hampton;

• Grading and concrete pavement replacement on north 10th Street from Boyson Road to Barrington Parkway in Marion, $1,731,454, Horsfield Construction, Inc. and Subsidiary, Epworth.

Johnson County

• Asphalt pavement widening and resurfacing on Hawkins Drive from the University of Iowa Hospitals to Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, $458,747, L.L. Pelling Co., Inc., North Liberty;

• Concrete patching at the intersection of Melrose Avenue and Sunset Street in Iowa City, $52,044, L.L. Pelling Co., Inc., North Liberty.

Seventeen projects are funded in total or part through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act); six projects are funded through the I-JOBS Bridge Safety Fund. Acceptance of the low-bid proposals and awarding of contracts are contingent upon final approval of the respective parties.

Iowa will receive approximately $358 million for state and local roadway, bridge, trail, and freight rail projects through the Recovery Act. In addition, the state's $830 million I-JOBS initiative will provide $115 million for transportation projects throughout the state.

Links to project lists:

http://www.iowadot.gov/recovery/City-street-and-county-road-projects.htm;

http://www.iowadot.gov/recovery/enhancements.htm; http://www.iowadot.gov/ijobs/projectlists.html.