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Press Release - Friday, April 17, 2020
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I-80 OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER STUDY LAUNCHED
DIXON - The Illinois Department of Transportation, in partnership with Iowa Department of Transportation, will hold a virtual public meeting on April 22 to introduce a Planning and Environmental Linkages study of Interstate 80 over the Mississippi River.
Conducting a virtual public meeting, instead of a traditional in-person meeting, will help protect the health and safety of everyone and allow participants to gain information and provide feedback from their homes.
To access the virtual public meeting:
• Go to I-80 Mississippi River Bridge and click on Virtual Public Meeting link on the home page.
• Register:
o First and last name
o Email address
In addition to a video presentation introducing the study, the meeting will include exhibits for review and a survey. Personnel from IDOT and Iowa DOT will be available for a question and answer session after the video presentation.
The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. followed by question and answers.
The I-80 Bridge over the Mississippi River opened in 1966 and is one of three major interstate bridges in the Quad Cities. After repairs and rehabilitations over the years, the structure is reaching the end of its useful life.
The study will examine approximately 9 miles, from the I-88/I-80 interchange in Illinois to just east of the Middle Road interchange in Bettendorf, Iowa. It will evaluate safety, capacity and infrastructure deficiencies to increase mobility of the interstate corridor and assist the departments of transportation in establishing improvement strategies. The study will conclude with a comprehensive report, which is expected in late 2020.
Following the meeting, materials and the video presentation will be available on the project website at www.I80MississippiBridge.com. Comments are always welcome; and those received through May 6, 2020, will become part of the public meeting record.
VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING
I-80 OVER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Planning & Environmental Linkages Study
Wednesday, April 22
2-3 p.m.
Click here to register: I-80 Mississippi River Bridge
