It has been more than a decade since the US 151-X20 intersection at Springville gained notoriety as a crash-prone spot. It’s been five years since upgraded warning signs were placed there. A long-proposed interchange will not be built for another four years.
And yet, there are complaints about upgrading it. KCRG found someone at the public meeting last month who wants speed cameras instead. (However, thanks to the Iowa Legislature’s advance in the war on them this year, such cameras would only be able to issue warnings.)
The interchange would wipe out the bank and the Casey’s at the intersection, as well as some houses on the south side of 151. In addition, old 151 would be closed on the west side of town, with an access road only for the quarry.