ContractIowa Department of Transportation Agreement • May 18th, 2010
Contract Type FiledMay 18th, 2010CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION: 01-008 AGENDA: JANUARY 8, 2001 SUBJECT: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AGREEMENT FOR THE M.L. KING, JR. PARKWAY AND INGERSOLL AVENUE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT TYPE: RESOLUTIONORDINANCE RECEIVE/FILE SUBMITTED BY: FLOYD BENTZ, P.E. CITY ENGINEER ITEM OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER CITY OF DES MOINES, IOWA SYNOPSIS - An agreement has been proposed between the City of Des Moines and the Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway (MLK) and Ingersoll Avenue Intersection Improvement. This project would provide for the reconstruction of the intersection of MLK and Ingersoll Avenue, including the upgrading of the traffic signals at the intersection. As a part of the reconstruction of the intersection, MLK will be extended to the south. Left turn lanes will be added along MLK with additional widening to create a seven-lane cross section. The left turn lanes will be at least 150 feet long with four-foot wide raised medians with a st