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Projects in Iowa

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects the mayors of this state submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not. For a more local view, you can drill down to projects in a particular city. Just choose a city from the following list.

The total of cost of all the projects submitted by Iowa is $185,815,080

View a specific city in Iowa: Davenport • Des Moines

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
ADA Sidewalk Ramps Davenport IA 56 $5,200,000 Streets/Roads -84
Alley Reconsrtuction Davenport IA 29 $2,900,000 Streets/Roads -123
Davenport Sewer Projects, Including West Diversion Tunnel Davenport IA 606 $56,100,000 Water 49
Urban Waterfront Floodplain Management Demonstration Project Davenport IA 99 $9,200,000 Water -1
Lagoon Restoration Davenport IA 7 $650,000 Water -53
Transit Garage Davenport IA 55 $5,100,000 Transit -75
Street Resurfacing Des Moines IA 30 $2,000,000 Streets/Roads 11
Riverpoint West Street Improvements, non-rise portion Des Moines IA 25 $1,500,000 Streets/Roads -32
McKinley Avenue Widening from South Union to S.E. 5th Des Moines IA 25 $1,400,000 Streets/Roads -19
Curb & Median Replacement Des Moines IA 20 $750,000 Streets/Roads -28
Pleasant Drive Bridge over Cummins Creek Des Moines IA 25 $700,000 Streets/Roads -35
Southwest Area Diversion Facility, Phase 22, Segment 3 Des Moines IA 25 $8,000,000 Water -22
Flow Monitoring Des Moines IA 25 $6,000,000 Water -46
West Des Moines Outfall, Phase 13, Segment 6 Des Moines IA 25 $6,000,000 Water -32
Lower Union Park Sewer Separation Des Moines IA 25 $5,000,000 Water -11
Southern Tier Pump Station Improvements Des Moines IA 25 $5,000,000 Water -11
Lining Sanitary Trunk and Laterals Des Moines IA 25 $3,000,000 Water -9
Riverpoint Trunk Separation Des Moines IA 25 $2,500,000 Water -14
Southeast Ridge Trunk Des Moines IA 25 $2,000,000 Water -16
West Des Moines Outfall, Phase 13, Segment 5 Des Moines IA 25 $1,750,000 Water -16
East Army Post Road Trunk Des Moines IA 25 $1,500,000 Water -25
Little Four Mile Trunk Des Moines IA 25 $1,500,000 Water -28
Twelfth Street Sewer Separation Des Moines IA 25 $1,000,000 Water -1
Southwest Area Diversion Facility, Phase 22, Segment 7 Des Moines IA 25 $750,000 Water -13
Terminal Modifications for EDS Deployment Des Moines IA 30 $6,200,000 Airport -41
Consolidated Rental Car Service Facility Des Moines IA 40 $6,000,000 Airport -199
Terminal Concourse Enhancements Des Moines IA 40 $3,500,000 Airport -63
Wetlands Mitigation Des Moines IA 25 $1,300,000 Airport -46
Access Control Field Equipment Purchase/Installation Des Moines IA 10 $800,080 Airport -26
Franklin Library Renovation and Expansion Des Moines IA 71 $6,100,000 CDBG -72
Recreation Trails Des Moines IA 6 $2,000,000 CDBG -125
New Sidewalks Des Moines IA 6 $1,200,000 CDBG -46
Parks Improvements to playgrounds, basketball courts, tennis courts, skate parks & shelters Des Moines IA 6 $1,000,000 CDBG -41
LEED Certified Construction of Fire Station 1 Des Moines IA 40 $8,000,000 Energy -12
Grandview Golf Course Clubhouse built to LEED standards Des Moines IA 50 $1,300,000 Energy -280
Expand Trail System to provide alternative transportation options. Des Moines IA 25 $1,300,000 Energy -41
Retrofit Parking Garages with LED lighting and Motion Sensors. Des Moines IA 5 $1,000,000 Energy -25
Citywide interconnection of all Traffic Lights. Des Moines IA 25 $500,000 Energy -27
Energy Conservation Program Des Moines IA 6 $100,000 Energy -1
Forensic DNA Laboratory Des Moines IA 3 $2,100,000 Public Safety 20
HLS Support Equipment - EOD/WMD/CBRNE Des Moines IA 0 $1,800,000 Public Safety -33
Communications Interoperability Efforts Des Moines IA 0 $1,500,000 Public Safety -35
Narcotics Complaint Response Team Des Moines IA 9 $1,200,000 Public Safety -43
HLS Response Team Des Moines IA 9 $1,200,000 Public Safety -23
Intelligence Driven Street Crimes Unit Des Moines IA 9 $1,200,000 Public Safety -18
Fugitive Task Force Des Moines IA 9 $1,200,000 Public Safety -18
Mobile Data System Enhancements Des Moines IA 0 $1,000,000 Public Safety -35
Automated Field Reporting System Des Moines IA 1 $650,000 Public Safety -35
Wireless LAN in all DMPS school buildings Des Moines IA 10 $2,370,000 Schools -118
Installation of security cameras and electronic card keys on all DMPS buildings Des Moines IA 10 $1,580,000 Schools -67
Metronet Shared Fiber Optic Wide Network Des Moines IA 10 $215,000 Schools -52
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