Adel Highway 169 Projects FAQ
Highway 169 Turning & Safety Improvements • Trails / Sidewalks / Underpass • Meadow Road Paving
Submit your question(s) about the Highway 169 Growth and Safety Projects: Question Form
Updated: 02/06/19
Overall Project
The City Council has multiple options it is considering to finance the project(s) and most likely will require and choose to use a combination of these options. They include:
- Iowa DOT Contributions ($1.5~ million verbally committed to date)
- City debt service (property tax)
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
- Special Assessments
- Escrow Account for turn lanes required of developers ($416,819)
The Citizen Focus Group has reviewed options and proposed a varied combination of potential options. (Meadow Road Consensus; Trails Consensus; Highway 169 Consensus)
The City Council has not taken action on any combination of these options, but has been in review with both legal and financial advisors regarding options.
Updated: 02/06/19
The current estimated costs are as follows:
- Meadow Road Paving: $600,000~
- Does not include curb/gutter/sidewalk
- Assumes existing & potential commercial partial pavement in place
- Trails / Sidewalks / Underpass: $1,000,000~
- Highway 169 Turn Lanes and Improvements
- Traditional Turn Lane Concept: $4.8 million~
- Does not include stop lights nor any improvements at intersection of ADM High School/Fareway
- Intersection improvements at: Timberview, Bailey’s Grove, Meadow Road & 302nd Place
- Roundabout Concept: $5.3 million~
- Roundabouts at intersections: ADM HS/Fareway, Timberview, Meadow Road & 302nd Place
- Right hand turn lanes at: Bailey’s Grove
- Traditional Turn Lane Concept: $4.8 million~
Updated: 02/06/19
Highway 169 Turning & Safety Improvements
The City Council has multiple options it is considering to finance the project(s) and most likely will require and choose to use a combination of these options. They include: The Citizen Focus Group has reviewed options and proposed a varied combination of potential options. (Meadow Road Consensus; Trails Consensus; Highway 169 Consensus) The City Council has not taken action on any combination of these options, but has been in review with both legal and financial advisors regarding options. Updated: 02/06/19 The current estimated costs are as follows: Updated: 02/06/19
Trails / Sidewalk / Underpass
The City Council has multiple options it is considering to finance the project(s) and most likely will require and choose to use a combination of these options. They include:
- Iowa DOT Contributions ($1.5~ million verbally committed to date)
- City debt service (property tax)
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
- Special Assessments
- Escrow Account for turn lanes required of developers ($416,819)
The Citizen Focus Group has reviewed options and proposed a varied combination of potential options. (Meadow Road Consensus; Trails Consensus; Highway 169 Consensus)
The City Council has not taken action on any combination of these options, but has been in review with both legal and financial advisors regarding options.
Updated: 02/06/19
The current estimated costs are as follows:
- Meadow Road Paving: $600,000~
- Does not include curb/gutter/sidewalk
- Assumes existing & potential commercial partial pavement in place
- Trails / Sidewalks / Underpass: $1,000,000~
- Highway 169 Turn Lanes and Improvements
- Traditional Turn Lane Concept: $4.8 million~
- Does not include stop lights nor any improvements at intersection of ADM High School/Fareway
- Intersection improvements at: Timberview, Bailey’s Grove, Meadow Road & 302nd Place
- Roundabout Concept: $5.3 million~
- Roundabouts at intersections: ADM HS/Fareway, Timberview, Meadow Road & 302nd Place
- Right hand turn lanes at: Bailey’s Grove
- Traditional Turn Lane Concept: $4.8 million~
Updated: 02/06/19
Paving of Meadow Road
The City Council has multiple options it is considering to finance the project(s) and most likely will require and choose to use a combination of these options. They include:
- Iowa DOT Contributions ($1.5~ million verbally committed to date)
- City debt service (property tax)
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
- Special Assessments
- Escrow Account for turn lanes required of developers ($416,819)
The Citizen Focus Group has reviewed options and proposed a varied combination of potential options. (Meadow Road Consensus; Trails Consensus; Highway 169 Consensus)
The City Council has not taken action on any combination of these options, but has been in review with both legal and financial advisors regarding options.
Updated: 02/06/19
The current estimated costs are as follows:
- Meadow Road Paving: $600,000~
- Does not include curb/gutter/sidewalk
- Assumes existing & potential commercial partial pavement in place
- Trails / Sidewalks / Underpass: $1,000,000~
- Highway 169 Turn Lanes and Improvements
- Traditional Turn Lane Concept: $4.8 million~
- Does not include stop lights nor any improvements at intersection of ADM High School/Fareway
- Intersection improvements at: Timberview, Bailey’s Grove, Meadow Road & 302nd Place
- Roundabout Concept: $5.3 million~
- Roundabouts at intersections: ADM HS/Fareway, Timberview, Meadow Road & 302nd Place
- Right hand turn lanes at: Bailey’s Grove
- Traditional Turn Lane Concept: $4.8 million~
Updated: 02/06/19
Financing of Project(s)
The City Council has multiple options it is considering to finance the project(s) and most likely will require and choose to use a combination of these options. They include:
- Iowa DOT Contributions ($1.5~ million verbally committed to date)
- City debt service (property tax)
- Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
- Special Assessments
- Escrow Account for turn lanes required of developers ($416,819)
The Citizen Focus Group has reviewed options and proposed a varied combination of potential options. (Meadow Road Consensus; Trails Consensus; Highway 169 Consensus)
The City Council has not taken action on any combination of these options, but has been in review with both legal and financial advisors regarding options.
Updated: 02/06/19
The current estimated costs are as follows:
- Meadow Road Paving: $600,000~
- Does not include curb/gutter/sidewalk
- Assumes existing & potential commercial partial pavement in place
- Trails / Sidewalks / Underpass: $1,000,000~
- Highway 169 Turn Lanes and Improvements
- Traditional Turn Lane Concept: $4.8 million~
- Does not include stop lights nor any improvements at intersection of ADM High School/Fareway
- Intersection improvements at: Timberview, Bailey’s Grove, Meadow Road & 302nd Place
- Roundabout Concept: $5.3 million~
- Roundabouts at intersections: ADM HS/Fareway, Timberview, Meadow Road & 302nd Place
- Right hand turn lanes at: Bailey’s Grove
- Traditional Turn Lane Concept: $4.8 million~
Updated: 02/06/19