North Cascade Road Reconstruction - City of Dubuque

This project provides for the reconstruction of North Cascade Road between the bridge over Catfish Creek to the future intersection of North Cascade Road and the Southwest Arterial. The project will be developed into 2 phases; Phase 1 (2019) - from Catfish Creek bridge to Edval Lane; and Phase 2 (2021) - from Edval Lane to Southwest Arterial. The current 24-foot roadway will be widened to accommodate a 35-foot urban "complete street" section with 5-foot paved shoulders / bike lanes on each side. The existing curves on North Cascade Road are substandard and will be realigned to improve safety and allow for better sight distance. The project will require the purchase of right-of-way property to accommodate the new roadway width and larger curves. With the upcoming completion of the Southwest Arterial and the location of the Interchange at North Cascade / English Mill Road, traffic volumes are expected to increase on North Cascade Road. The existing roadway is narrow, substandard in design and is inadequate to accommodate future traffic and development growth. This roadway is classified as a collector under the FHWA Street Classification. The existing 24-foot rural roadway has granular shoulders and typical rural ditch grading and drainage. This project will provide for a 35-foot wide concrete roadway with curb and gutter, with 5-foot bike lanes and grading for future sidewalks on each side of the road. The Timber Hyrst residential subdivision is under development and will connect Creekwood Drive to North Cascade Road between Edval Lane and the Catfish Creek bridge. The development agreement for this subdivision between the City of Dubuque and North Cascade Road Developers, LLC. stipulates that the City of Dubuque will have safety related improvement completed by the end of the 2012 construction season. However, due to funding restraints and previous housing market conditions, the development of the North Cascade Road Housing TIF as a revenue source for public improvement, the developer has agreed to allow the project to be postponed. The existing sight distance along this stretch of North Cascade Road is less than desirable and the realignment of the existing curves in this area will improve safety for the motoring public. The City is proposing to use both DMATS STBG funding and North Cascade Road Housing TIF Urban Renewal revenues generated to support funding the eligible public infrastructure, traffic capacity / safety related improvement along North Cascade Road. The project is included in the city's 2023-2028 capital improvement plan (CIP). As of October 31, 2022, further details regarding design and construction have not been identified. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.

Division 32 -	Exterior Improvements, Operation and Maintenance of Exterior Improvements.
Division 34 -	Transportation, Operation and Maintenance of Transportation.