Ever since the mid-1960s, US 30 has been viewed as an eventual four-lane corridor across the state of Iowa. Over the years, it’s been improved in fits and phases across eastern and central Iowa, while the western part has fallen by the wayside.<\/p>\n
In the next five years, there will be a complete four-lane US 30 from Ogden to Lisbon. That leaves a 44-mile (or so)\u00a0two-lane portion between the end of the future Mount Vernon-Lisbon bypass and US 61. The Iowa Transportation Commission has “U.S. 30 corridor prioritization” on its meeting agenda for this month<\/a>, which I think relates to this.<\/p>\n But \u2014 and I fully understand I may be about to commit heresy here \u2014 is four-laning 30 between Lisbon and US 61 the thing to do? Here’s my thinking behind this.<\/p>\n Instead of plowing ahead (if decades-in-the-making can be called such) with finishing the US 30 corridor here, I think serious consideration should be given to speeding up a timetable for six-laning I-80 between Davenport and Iowa City, and I-380 south of Cedar Rapids. That needs to be done anyway<\/em>. Increasing capacity in those corridors could alleviate some of the traffic on 30 today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ever since the mid-1960s, US 30 has been viewed as an eventual four-lane corridor across the state of Iowa. Over the years, it’s been improved in fits and phases across eastern and central Iowa, while the western part has fallen … Continue reading \n