September 8, 2010
‘The one transfer-of-jurisdiction deal in the DOT’s five-year plan that doesn’t happen this summer* is for IA 98 in Van Buren County. According to this article in the Ottumwa Courier, the short highway and $2.3 million will be turned over July 1, 2016, with the option of going earlier. A new bridge over the Des Moines River is being built this summer.
*The Iowa DOT five-year plans are based on fiscal years, not calendar years. Thus, items that are listed for “2015” could start any time after July 1 this year. It can be a little confusing when you consider that method takes up parts of two construction seasons.