Iowa 28 Warren and Polk Counties, Iowa prepared by the Office of Project Planning and Planning and Research Division, 1978

(1978) Iowa 28 Warren and Polk Counties, Iowa prepared by the Office of Project Planning and Planning and Research Division, 1978. Transportation, Department of

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Abstract

The · proposed project involves the improvement of a 3.9 mile segment of Iowa 28 in Warren and Polk Counties, Iowa. The project begins near Elm Street in Norwalk (Warren County) and continues northerly along the existing highway alignment to the junction of Iowa 5, near the southwest corporate limits of Des Moines, in Polk County. See Figure 1 for a map showing the location of the project in relation to the Central Iowa area. The proposed construction will basically consist of a four-lane divided facility with an eight-foot raised median, four-foot inside and 10-foot outside shoulders, and separate left-turn storage lanes at all city street and county road intersections; however, south of High Road, in Norwalk, a painted 16-foot median is proposed. At its intersection with Iowa 28, Iowa 5 will be redesigned to provide two through traffic lanes from each direction, a raised median, and separate left and right-turn lanes. Partial control of access is proposed in the project corridor. In addition, as a result of local input obtained during and following the Iowa 28 Corridor Public Hearing, the Iowa Department of Transportation is committed to studying the possible construction of a bicycle path between Norwalk and the Lakewood-Echo Valley Estates area in Warren County. The study will attempt to determine local interest and support for the proposal, as well as potential user volumes and bike traffic generators in the corridor area.