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IA HF614
IA HF614A bill for an act requiring the state transportation commission to prioritize the improvement of United States highway 30.(See HF 886.)
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Introduced
02/26/2025
02/26/2025
In Committee
02/26/2025
02/26/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
Current law delegates to the state transportation commission duties to develop, coordinate, and annually update a comprehensive transportation policy and plan for the state. The commission is required to prepare, adopt, and publish a long-range program for the primary road system. The program is required to be prepared for a period of at least five years and is required to be revised, brought up to date, and republished at least once every year in order to have a continuing five-year program. This bill requires the commission to prioritize the improvement of United States highway 30 and to include in its long-range program plans to expand all portions of the highway consisting of two-lane roadways to four-lane divided roadways until the entire length of the highway is made up of four-lane divided roadways.
AI Summary
This bill requires the state transportation commission to prioritize improvements to United States Highway 30 across Iowa, specifically mandating that the commission develop plans to expand all two-lane sections of the highway into four-lane divided roadways. Currently, the transportation commission is responsible for creating and annually updating a comprehensive transportation policy and plan, which includes developing a long-range program for the state's primary road system. The bill modifies existing law by adding a specific directive to focus on transforming US Highway 30, which stretches from the Missouri River in the west to the Mississippi River in the east, into a fully four-lane divided highway. This means that any sections of the highway that are currently two-lane roads would need to be systematically upgraded to a four-lane divided configuration as part of the commission's long-range transportation planning. The goal appears to be improving transportation infrastructure and potentially enhancing safety and traffic flow along this important cross-state highway route.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (7)
Brett Barker (R)*,
Tom Determann (R)*,
Daniel Gosa (D)*,
Bob Henderson (R)*,
Steven Holt (R)*,
Norlin Mommsen (R)*,
Aime Wichtendahl (D)*,
Last Action
Withdrawn. H.J. 772. (on 03/21/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF614 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF614.html |
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