(Spirit Lake)– Another reminder of that public informational meeting this (Tues.) evening regarding the reconstruction of Highway 71 through the Iowa Great Lakes Corridor. It starts at 5:30 pm and will be held virtually through a link at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s website.
Dakin Schultz, a planner with the D.O.T’s regional office in Sioux City gives a rundown on the proposed plans for Highway 71 from East View Avenue in Okoboji to 202nd Street in Arnolds Park…
“Currently we’re looking at reconstruction, so we would do one lane at a time leaving traffic in one direction. So we would have a detour utilizing Iowa 86 and Iowa 9, but we would leave traffic in a southbound direction. There would also include in this, we would reconstruct the sidewalks, the trail, we would be adding traffic signals at Linden and at Lake Avenue, we would be looking at converting U.S. 71 from Lake south to 202nd Street from a four lane undivided to a three lane to match the rest of the corridor.”
Schultz says that would make the highway more compatible with how it’s laid out in the rest of the corridor.
Work on the $12.25 million project is scheduled to start in the fall of 2022.
Those attending this (Tues.) evening’s virtual meeting will have an opportunity to ask questions of a panel of speakers the D.O.T will have a available.
More information regarding the project can be found by clicking here
