July 15, 2006
In 2010, more than 48,000 vehicles traveled daily on I-380 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. That’s the most on an Iowa interstate outside an urban area. It’s also more than any segment on the Iowa side of the Quad Cities except at and near the I-74 bridge.
Now, Cedar Rapids is going to make a push to six-lane I-380 south of US 30, much like Nebraska has six-laned I-80 between Lincoln and Omaha, but on a smaller scale. The state has nothing planned for the area in the next four years except minor patching, and an EIS would have to take place before anything can be planned. In other words, it’s going to be a long time, and Mayor Ron Corbett will have to hound state officials like advocates for the Avenue of the Saints and four-lane US 20 have done in the past.
The portion of I-380 in question turned 40 years old last year.