Iowa City City Council approves railroad infrastructure project

Written by jrood

Iowa City will proceed with the Iowa City Industrial Campus Railroad Siding and Spur Improvement Project after the city council approved details of the project with a 6-0 vote.

The project, formerly known as the Iowa City Industrial Campus Railroad Improvements Project, will include construction of the railroad infrastructure for the Iowa City Industrial Campus, which is a development along 420th Street targeted for the wind energy market. The estimated construction cost is $1,665,000 and will be funded a $1,056,200 State Railroad Grant and the remainder with General Obligation bond proceeds.

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