The Iowa Department of Transportation in recent years has put forth reconstruction plans for US 63 north of downtown Waterloo. The section in the vicinity of a railroad underpass had its own plan.
Now we know what that plan is — instead of going under the railroad, the DOT wants to put 63 over the railroad. There was a public meeting about it last week.
From about Dane Street to the Newell/Conger intersection, a long concrete overpass (PDF) would carry four lanes with a median.
The underpass and current four-lane configuration of US 63 in the area was built 50 years ago this year. Funding for this project is included in the state’s most recent five-year plan.