GRISWOLD – An Iowa DOT project- in which sidewalks adjacent to Highway 48 and Highway 92 will be made ADA compliant- is expected to start next year, and officials will be at the Griswold Community Building on April 11 to discuss the project.
DOT officials said in a letter that they will have to get a temporary easement from property owners along the sidewalks to do the work, but there is no cost to property owners for it. No official date was given for the project, but it is expected to happen sometime in the summer of 2024.
Officials are working with two firms on the design and acquisition of easements- HEM Associates and Midwest Right of Way Services, Inc. DOT officials and representatives from the firms will be in Griswold on April 11 at the Griswold Community Building from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 8 p.m. A formal presentation won’t be given, but officials will have displays of the proposed work and information about the temporary easements. Paperwork will also be available for property owners to sign on April 11 or they can take, sign later and mail to the land acquisition firm.
Property owners who are unable to attend on April 11 can contact Brian Higginbotham, P.E. at HGM Associates, Inc. or John Borgmeyer at Midwest Right of Way Services, Inc. for more information. Higginbotham can be reached by mail at HGM Associates, Inc, 640 Fifth Avenue, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51501 or by phone at 712-323-0530, and Borgmeyer can be reached by mail at Midwest Right of Way Services, Inc., 13425 “A” Street, Omaha, Neb. 68144 or by phone at 402-955-2900.
