FY26 Proposed Budget

City of Iowa City Capital Improvement Program Unfunded Projects

Project Name

Description

Unfunded Amt

4 - Ped & Bike Trails

50 Iowa River Trail, Highway 6 To Sturgis Ferry Park

This project will extend the Iowa River Trail from just north of Highway 6 to Sturgis Ferry Park on the west side of the Iowa River.

$1,180,000

51 Iowa River Trail, Gateway Segment Construction of a trail extension adjacent to (east) of the Iowa River between Park Road and the University of Iowa pedestrian bridge.

$500,000

52 Windsor Ridge Trail Extension

The project includes the extension of a 10' wide trail along north Branch of Snyder Creek from Scott Boulevard to American Legion Road. This project will construct an 8' wide sidewalk adjacent to Old Highway 218 between Sturgis Ferry Park and McCollister Boulevard. The project removes the existing Crandic tracks and repurposes the existing corridor for a 10' multi-use trail approximately between Oakdale Boulevard in Coralville to Gilbert Street in Iowa City (approximately 6.1 miles). Iowa City's portion of the project is approximately 1.75 miles. The project will construct sidewalk along the north side of Myrtle Avenue between Greenwood Drive and Olive in order to fill in a gap in the City’s sidewalk network. Construct a trail from Willow Creek Drive, under Highway One, around perimeter of airport, to connect with Iowa River Corridor (IRC) Trail. Connect Willow Creek Trail from its current west terminus via a tunnel under Highway 218, to connect with the trail in Hunters Run Park and further west. Addition of a loop trail and connections to the bikeways in the surrounding neighborhood. This project will construct a cul-de-sac at the west terminus of Southgate Ave as well as 8' wide trail connection from Southgate Ave to the Iowa River Trail. Replacement of the asphalt trail from Napoleon Park to Riverfront Crossings Park with a 10' wide concrete trail (1.25 miles). This will include a new spur connecting the trail to Southgate Ave Current trail infrastructure is reaching end of life and needs replaced in order to continue to serve park users. Funding to develop new neighborhood parks in emerging or underserved locations. 2026 improvements in soon to be acquired location in the Stone Bridge Subdivisions to include playground, shelter, or other park features. This project extends easterly along Ralston Creek from the North Branch Dam to Scott Boulevard. Reconstruction of an under-sized sewer through the northeast neighborhoods. This project includes the design and construction of a sanitary sewer trunk extension between Scott Boulevard and Hickory Trail. Construct 90' by 40' covered roof area with open side similar to the Sludge Storage area. Building to be the same dimension of the existing cold storage building.

$1,200,000

53 Old Highway 218 Trail/Wide Sidewalk

$550,000

54 Crandic Railroad Rails-To-Trails Project

$1,575,000

55 Myrtle Ave Sidewalk Infill

$155,000

56 Willow Creek Trail - Phase Iii

$870,000

57 Willow Creek Trail-West

$2,814,000

58 Fairmeadows Trail

$125,000

59 Southgate Ave - Iowa River Trail Connector

$300,000

60 Napoleon-Riverfront Crossings Trail Segment Repl

$720,000

61 Whispering Meadows Trail Improvements 62 Stone Bridge Park Development

$250,000

$275,000

5 - Wastewater

63 North Branch Dam Trunk Sewer

$3,860,000

64 Northeast Trunk Sewer

$5,221,000

65 Sanitary Sewer Extension - Scott To Hickory Trail

$790,000

66 New Cold Storage Building

$360,000

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