As of August, the DOT had narrowed the options for what to do with the US 30/218 intersection (where the four-lane currently ends) to two: A double-parclo interchange, with ramps in the northwest and southeast corners of the intersection, or a J-turn, in which traffic turning left has to turn right first, cross traffic, and then make a U-turn. That would especially affect all southbound 218 traffic (Vinton to Cedar Rapids).
Last week the Benton County Board of Supervisors “redefined and readopted” a resolution opposing the J-turn, reports the Cedar Valley Daily Times.