I-35 / US 30 Flyover Progress

[ImJustKCClone]

I was up in Seattle for some training many moons ago and we took a side trip to the bridge because we're nerdy engineers.

Went across it many times in my misspent youth, heading to Gig Harbor.

I should add - I crossed the rebuilt version...I wasn't born when the original collapsed.

 

[Sigmapolis]

I thought they reused the pilings for a replacement?

 

[CtownCyclone]

Went across it many times in my misspent youth, heading to Gig Harbor.

I should add - I crossed the rebuilt version...I wasn't born when the original collapsed.

We went across when they were finishing up the second span, so I think we were on the same bridge you traversed in your youth.

 

[Cig 'em]

Will this be done before the Menard's?

 

[kingcy]

Will this be done before the Menard's?

Menards and Kum & Go's get built in weeks, not years.

 

[kingcy]

I see they are starting this.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...rbandale-rider-corner-interchange/1195085002/

Hope they have it all figured out before they start.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I see they are starting this.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...rbandale-rider-corner-interchange/1195085002/

Hope they have it all figured out before they start.

Have they learned NOTHING???
I didn't see it in the story - please tell me they didn't hire the same contractor...

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

I was up in Seattle for some training many moons ago and we took a side trip to the bridge because we're nerdy engineers.

dept of redundancy dept

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

I see they are starting this.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/s...rbandale-rider-corner-interchange/1195085002/

Hope they have it all figured out before they start.

wait a second.... they are having traffic go around a cloverleaf to speed up to match traffic coming around a corner? that's the new design?

 

[junckerl]

Is this a post-apocalyptic video?? Why are none of the other cars moving?!?

 

[cyclonespiker33]

wait a second.... they are having traffic go around a cloverleaf to speed up to match traffic coming around a corner? that's the new design?

There are no cloverleafs involved except for the two they are closing

 

[Mtowncyclone13]

There are no cloverleafs involved except for the two they are closing

how do you go from northbound Urbandale Drive to Southbound 35/80 after the project is complete?

 

[nfrine]

how do you go from northbound Urbandale Drive to Southbound 35/80 after the project is complete?

Uber.

 

[mdk2isu]

how do you go from northbound Urbandale Drive to Southbound 35/80 after the project is complete?

The new 100th St on-ramps.

 

[Tri4Cy]

The new 100th St on-ramps.

Or the Meredith SB exits (they are putting in a half diamond interchange there too...all on the south side of the road)

 

[Deleted member 8507]

4. I-29 is finished in Sioux City
5. I-80 / I-29 is finished in Council Bluffs

Throw in the new I-74 bridge in Quad-Cities because Illinois is involved and you know . . . it is Illinois so something has to be corrupt, they have no money and the union is bound to picket at some point.

 

[Cycsk]

Gone for two weeks. Went by the 35/30 interchange this afternoon. Pretty much nothing changed. Wonder how the SEZ Reiman Gardens project looks?

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Gone for two weeks. Went by the 35/30 interchange this afternoon. Pretty much nothing changed.

They did place 2 more steel beams yesterday (IIRC).

 

[jdoggivjc]

Throw in the new I-74 bridge in Quad-Cities because Illinois is involved and you know . . . it is Illinois so something has to be corrupt, they have no money and the union is bound to picket at some point.

If you've seen the progress on the bridge so far, all the work is on the Iowa side, not the Illinois side.

I also think Iowa is footing the bill and Illinois will "pay them back". Nothing can go wrong with that plan.

 

[DeftOne]

Have they learned NOTHING???
I didn't see it in the story - please tell me they didn't hire the same contractor...

No, the new Rider Corner flyover bridge went to a different contractor. Looks like the contractor working on the flyover in Ames didn't even bid on it.

Apparent bids on the Rider Corner flyover are here and summarized below: https://www.bidx.com/ia/apparentbids?contid=77-0803-183

UNITED CONTRACTORS INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  $35,601,601.69
CRAMER AND ASSOC., INC.  $35,979,877.60
JENSEN CONSTRUCTION CO.  $37,706,424.74

If anyone is interested, you can get the bridge plans here:
https://iowadot.gov/contracts/biddocuments/july_2018_letting/17JUL009.zip

Plans are located here within the zip file: ...\Plan\77-0803-183\77-0803-183_C.pdf