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Iowa approves $2.6B road plan over next 5 years
Associated Press
Jun. 12, 2012 8:45 pm
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa has a $2.6 billion plan to rebuild and upgrade the state's highways over five years.
The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the plan on Tuesday for fiscal 2013 through 2017.
It includes reconstruction projects on interstate highways in Sioux City, Council Bluffs and the Quad Cities, as well as work on dozens of other highways across the state. In the Des Moines area, the plan includes finishing widening Interstate 35 in West Des Moines and building new rest stops on I-35 near Ankeny.
The road program is financed by a mix of state and federal money. This year, the Legislature balked at proposals to raise Iowa's gasoline tax to generate more revenue.
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