Ever since US 151 was four-laned to bypass Springville more than a decade ago, the intersection with X20 on the south side of town has been a headache. On either side of town, the expressway holds close to the original two-lane alignment, so it’s curved around X20. That has created problems, as the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports.
The decision has been made to build an interchange. There are three options (PDF) that will be available for inspection at a meeting tonight in Springville. Complicating matters is a Security State Bank building right by the intersection, built between August 2004 and August 2005, and a Casey’s beside it, built between August 2008 and August 2009. Creation of a diamond interchange would require demolition of the bank.