Dyersville Looking At Costs Of Bridge

The Dyersville City Council is receiving public comments both for and against a proposed bridge that would span the North Fork of the Maquoketa River and connect 12th and 13th avenues. During their last meeting, council members were presented with plans with cost estimate ranges of about $6.3 million to $6.9 million if a 10% contingency is included. However, the next step would be the second phase of engineering, which is estimated at about $800,000, which is not included in the construction cost estimates. While the council stated it isn’t ready to spend large sums of money on the project until the public gets a better understanding of the costs, it recently agreed to enter into another contract with consultant HDR to help identify and apply for grants while also helping the public get a clearer picture of the proposed project.