Historic Hills presents regional transportation plan to IDOT Commissioners

After working together to develop a regional transportation plan, Historic Hills Advisory Committee members traveled to Waverly, Iowa to present their goals to the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) Commissioners.

The group offered the following roadways to the IDOT commissioners for consideration. Presentations were as follows:

Highway 2: Jason White, Appanoose County Development; Recommendation: Two lane reconstruction of Highway 2 from West Grove to Centerville with adjacent multi-use trail from Sharon Bluffs State Park to Centerville.

Interstate 35: Stacy Gibbs, Clarke County Development; Presentation: The recently approved overlay for Interstate 35 in Northern Clarke County will better serve the growing business and industry of South Central Iowa.

Highway 5: Dan Tometich, Albia Industrial Corporation; Presentation: Extend Highway 5 from Des Moines through Albia and down to Moravia to accommodate additional traffic expected due to Honey Creek Resort State Park.

Regional Transportation Planning: John McCurdy, Chariton Valley Planning and Development. McCurdy’s portion of the presentation focused on the pilot project—Appanoose County Transportation and Land Use Study.

McCurdy says the study assessed the current system and detailed inventory of existing land uses to determine where future growth should occur.

“Urban models are used in Iowa’s nine MPOs and a few smaller communities. The hope is that the Appanoose pilot study will be used as a rural model throughout the corridor,” explains McCurdy.

For more information, contact John McCurdy, 641.437.4359.