Sioux Center, Iowa — When Highway 75 is rebuilt from 12th Street North to 20th Street North, it will mirror the highway’s design through the rest of Sioux Center, focused on safety, function and reflecting the community’s character.
The Iowa Department of Transportation has scheduled complete pavement removal and replacement with concrete for Highway 75 from 12th Street North (near McDonald’s) to Highway 18, near Hull. Unlike the current Highway 75 work in Sioux Center, this is a DOT-led project, and they are allowing the City of Sioux Center to partner in a portion of it to include safety and design features within City limits as well as utility improvements.
The design from 12th Street to 20th Street North includes two lanes of travel each way plus center turn lanes, a new stoplight at 12th Street North, landscaped medians, streetlights, and a paved pedestrian trail extending north of 12th Street N.
The City Council approved a pre-design agreement with the DOT this week.
City Councilmember Eric Moerman says that he’s really come to appreciate the partnerships the Sioux Center team has built with the State DOT team. He says people have a long history in Sioux Center of getting things done with multiple stakeholders through the town’s slogan of “progress through cooperation.” He says this is yet another example of people working together across different agencies to get the best product for the town’s citizens. He says he’s excited for what the finished product will look like and what it will provide for the local community for decades to come.
The majority of the project is being paid for by the Iowa DOT. The City’s participating costs will include relocation of utilities, extending sidewalks or trails, and improvements and streetscaping elements for the medians.
The construction timeline has not yet been finalized, but the DOT anticipates the project being completed in 2028 and 2029 construction seasons.
(Courtesy fellow Community First Broadcasting station KSOU in Sioux Center)
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