Hwy 60 four-lane expansion

 

Location

• From Bigelow bypass at the Iowa state line to
  I-90 at Worthington

 

Schedule

• 2010 to 2013
• Phase 1 2010-2012
• Phase 2 2011-2012
• Phase 3 2012-2013
  
  

Cost

• $74 million

Design concepts

Preliminary design concepts for the different project phases. Print the full aerial index map (PDF 6.2 MB).

 

Phase 1

Narrow the median between County Road 10 and Paul Ave - view/print map (PDF)

• Limits business impacts
• Avoids former Ruder's Dump Property
• Narrow median will use guardrail between the northbound and southbound lanes
• Two different potential alignments for the frontage road shown

 

Phase 2

Bypass Lake Street - view/print map (PDF)

• Highway 60 will be shifted south of its present alignment in the Lake St. area
• Reduces business impacts
• The existing alignment will remain in place from Flower Lane to past Lake Street, where a connection to the bypass will be built
• South Lake Street will dead-end prior to intersecting Highway 60
• Quine Avenue will have right in right out access to Highway 60

 

Morningside neighborhood - view/print map (PDF)

• Douglas Street will be extended to connect to Nobles Street
• Provides better access to the neighborhood after Morningside Drive and East Avenue accesses are closed
• Oak Avenue will be extended to connect to County Road 35
• Provides better access to the Morningside neighborhood

 

Landscaping

• Aesthetic treatments (trees or fence) will be built instead of noise wall
• Aesthetic treatments shown as being preferred to a noise wall at a public meeting

 

Phase 3

Union Pacific Railroad bridge over Highway 60

• A new, longer bridge will be built in the same location as the existing bridge

 

First Ave area - view/print map (PDF)

• Spring Street connection to 1st Avenue has been shifted north; 1st Avenue alignment has also been shifted slightly
• Allows more space to fit proposed railroad bridge

 

Combined Hwy 59, Hwy 60, Oxford Street, County Road 33 roundabout - view/print map (PDF)

• The intersection of these streets will be combined into a two lane roundabout
• This option creates the least amount of traffic delay, while improving safety as well

 

Armour Road intersection

• This intersection will be rebuilt with a traffic signal

 

Eastbound I-90 ramps - view/print map (PDF)

• The ramps to I-90 on the south side of the bridge will be brought into a new roundabout
• Allows for easier turn arounds for traffic from Armour Road, as well as slowing traffic coming into the city of Worthington