Here is a complete list of the $2 billion worth of Iowa projects funded in the $286 billion U.S. Transportation Bill recently passed by Congress, courtesy State Sen. Maggie Tinsman, R-Bettendorf.
Now you can make your own judgement of what is "pork" and what is "needed transportation projects."
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Iowa projects included in the bill:
Statewide
Bus Replacement and Facilities $ 12 million
Northwest Iowa
US 20, Webster, Calhoun, Sac, Ida and Woodbury Counties $ 21.4 million
Hoven Corridor/Outer Drive Project, Sioux City $ 13.04 million
Highway K-35, Woodbury County $ 1 million
US 71 Bypass, Spencer $ 5 million
Western Iowa
Loess Hills Scenic Byways/Resource Protection $ 330,000
Lewis and Clark Trail Study $ 250,000
Southwest Iowa
US 34 Bridge Project, Iowa and Nebraska $ 24.95 million
East Beltway Project, Pottawattamie County $ 10.2 million
Lincoln Highway Rehabilitation and Restoration Project, Woodbine $ 203,870
Southeast Iowa
Lake Belva Deer Project, Sigourney $ 4 million
US-61 and Hershey Avenue Interchange, Muscatine $ 3.5 million
Musser Park to Weggens Road Trail, Muscatine $ 510,000
US 61 Bypass, Fort Madison $ 4.72 million
Great River Road National Scenic Byway $ 37,445
Renovating Old Fort MadisonGreat River Road National Scenic Byway, Louisa
County $ 1.7 million
Great River Road National Scenic Byway, Montrose $ 73,500
Northeast Iowa
Mississippi River Trail, Allamakee County $ 4.9 million
Wapsi-Great Western Trail System, Mitchell and Howard Counties $ 2.3
million
US 63, Chickasaw, Bremer, and Black Hawk Counties $ 13.446185 million
US 63, Waterloo, Iowa $ 9 million
Iowa Highway 57/West 1st Street Reconstruction, Cedar Falls $ 3 million
UNI Intermodal Project, Cedar Falls $ 3 million
UNI Native Roadside Vegetation Enhancement Center construction and
equipment - $ 1 million
IA-32, Southwest Arterial, Dubuque $ 26.18 million
US 20 Mississippi Bridge, Dubuque $ 25.5 million
Great River Road National Scenic Byway Rivers to the Sea, Dubuque $ 5
million
Great River Road National Scenic Byway Mud Lake Road, Dubuque County $
600,000
Mississippi River Trail, Heritage Trail, Dubuque $ 1.68 million
Central Iowa
US 30, Marshall, Story, Tama and Boone Counties $ 17.04 million
Highway 4 Underpass, Jefferson $ 4 million
Iowa State University, National Center for Portland Cement Concrete
Pavement Technology, Ames $ 10 million
Grand Avenue, Ames $ 4 million
Ames Garage Facility $ 1.6 million
Highland Acres Road, Marshalltown $ 3 million
Drake University, 28th and Carpenter Street Improvements $ 1.5 million
I-235, Des Moines $ 9.72 million
SE Connector/Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Des Moines $ 15.2 million
Principal Riverwalk, Des Moines $ 5.1 million
NE Beltway Study, Polk County $ 510,000
NW Madrid Drive, Polk County $ 1.2 million
Neal Smith Trail, Polk County $ 3.672 million
I-35 Interchange at NW 26th Street, Polk County $ 1.02 million
NE 56th Street, Eastern Polk County $ 1.02 million
Southwest Connector, West Des Moines $ 5.04 million
University Boulevard, Clive $ 1.02 million
Construction of 100th Street Interchange I-35/80, Urbandale $ 1.02 million
Highway 44, Grimes $ 3.02 million
Iowa Highway 92 Project, Indianola $ 2.2 million
I-35 Interchange, Ankeny $ 7.1 million
NW 70th Avenue, Johnston $ 7.1 million
I-80 Interchange at Aliceís Road/105th Street, Waukee $ 3 million
Scotch Ridge Project, Carlisle $ 2.022 million
Rehabilitation and Retrofit of Historic Boone County Wagon Bridge $ 800,000
Central Iowa Trail Loop, Polk, Dallas, and Boone Counties $ 5.52 million
I-80 and IA-146 Interchange, Grinnell $ 1.02 million
National Transportation Heroes Center & Regional Transportation Archival,
Research, and Library Center, Grinnell $ 3.6 million
I-80 Direct Link Study, Pella $ 510,000
Eastern Iowa
Downtown Improvement Project, DeWitt $ 1.7 million
Recreation Trail, Camanche to Clinton $ 2.1 million
US 30, Liberty Square, Clinton $ 13.6 million
19th Avenue North Connector, Clinton $ 1.5 million
Mississippi River Trail, Bridge at Credit Island, Davenport $ 2 million
65th/67th Street, Davenport $ 2 million
Mississippi River Trail, Leach Park in Bettendorf to Riverdale $ 2.165
million
I-74 Bridge Project, Iowa and Illinois $ 67.4 million
I-80 /Middle Road Interchange, Justification Report with Environmental
Assessment, Bettendorf $ 500,000
County Home Road, Linn County $ 1.2 million
American Discovery Trail, Hoover Nature Trail, connect to Ely $ 600,000
Cedar-Iowa River Rail Project, authorization for future funds
Edgewood Road, Cedar Rapids $ 7.78 million
Collins Road, Cedar Rapids $ 8 million
American Discovery Trail, connection to Clear Creek Trail, Coralville $
450,000
US-6 Project, Coralville $ 2.04 million
McCollister Boulevard, Iowa City $ 5 million
University of Iowa, Public Policy Center, Field Test of Onboard Computer
Assessment of Highway User Fees, Iowa City $16.5 million
Main Street Project, Amana $ 1.02 million
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