Project Manager Jared Fluhr of MSA Professional Services, the civil engineering company in Bettendorf assisting the village, reviewed draft drawings of the project and inquired if the board would prefer 10-ft. wide or 8-ft. wide shared use paths through the Commercial St corridor. Fluhr also reviewed cost estimates with several options and explained the lighting options.
The ITEP grant will offer an 80% project match with a potential additional 10% in funding available from the state, requiring 10% from the Village. Projected costs for the project estimate between $2 million and $5 million, requiring a village match of $425,000 – $1.1 million, which depends on the state funding received and the final project specifications.
The board agreed that the application should be written for the highest possible award amount, allowing the board flexibility to scale the project down as needed.
In 2023, Lyndon’s Board of Trustees set out a plan for upgrades around the village. An extensive public survey asked Lyndon residents what they would like to see that would improve the quality of life in the village. From that survey, a Comprehensive Plan for the village was developed and approved. As a result, the Village secured a $370,000 grant (100% no cost to the Village) for engineering services to improve the streetscape from Commercial Street at Conoco through the business district and ending at Lyndon Road.
The engineering work is now underway, but it’s only for the design portion of the project. To be successful with the project, the next step is to secure the ITEP construction grant. The village has another survey that closes on Friday, Oct. 2 which seeks community support to help with scoring on the application. The survey is available at this link and takes less than a minute to complete.
According to IDOT, project categories for the ITEP grant include:
- Pedestrian/bicycle facilities (on-road and off-road); sidewalks
- Conversion of abandoned railroad corridors to trails
- Streetscapes (stand-alone landscape projects are ineligible)
- Historic preservation and rehabilitation of historic transportation facilities
- Vegetation management in transportation rights-of-way
- Archaeological activities relating to impacts from implementation of a transportation project
- Storm water management, control and water pollution prevention or abatement related to highway construction or due to highway runoff
- Reduce vehicle-caused wildlife mortality or restore and maintain connectivity among terrestrial or aquatic habitats
- Construction of Turnouts, Overlooks, and Viewing Areas
More information about the ITEP grant can be found at this link.
The red-dotted line showing the areas currently being surveyed and engineered for improvements.
