STAFF ACTION

OFFICE:  Transportation Inventory

STAFF ACTION NUMBER: S-02-1133

SUBMITTED BY:  Peggi Knight

SUBMITTAL DATE: 06-12-2002

 

TITLE:  Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints) in Linn County

 

DISCUSSION/BACKGROUND:

 

New Description - Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints) and its extensions in Linn County described as follows:

 

Beginning on the Johnson County line near the S ¼ Corner Section 33-T82N-R7W, connecting with Interstate 380/US 218; thence in a northerly direction through Section 33-T82N-R7W to the south corporation line of the City of Cedar Rapids (approximately 1760 feet east and 1300 feet north of the SE Corner Section 33-T82N-R7W).

 

Cedar Rapids:

 

Beginning on the south corporation line, connecting with Interstate 380 (approximately 1760 feet east and 1300 feet north of the SE Corner Section 33-T82N-R7W); thence in a northerly, northwesterly, and northerly direction on Interstate 380 to a point on Wilson Avenue SW approximately midway between "L" Street SW and Third Street SW; thence in a northerly direction on Interstate 380 to a point approximately midway between "L" Street SW and Third Street SW at Twelfth Avenue SW; thence northwesterly on Interstate 380 approximately midway between Third Street SW and Fourth Street SW to First Avenue W; thence curving northeasterly on Interstate 380 across the Cedar River to a point near Third Street NE and "A" Avenue NE; thence northeasterly on Interstate 380 to a point near Twelfth Street NE and "D" Avenue NE extended westerly; thence northwesterly on Interstate 380 to a point near "H" Avenue NE and Tenth Street NE; thence generally northerly on Interstate 380 to a point near Coldstream Avenue; thence generally northerly on unnamed street to a point near Glass Road; thence northerly and northwesterly on Interstate 380 to a point near 42nd Street; thence northwesterly on Interstate 380 to Collins Avenue NE (junction Iowa 100); thence northwesterly to Blairs Ferry Road (north corporation line of Cedar Rapids) (south corporation line of Hiawatha).

 

Hiawatha:

 

Beginning on Interstate 380 at the south corporation line (Blairs Ferry Road); thence northwesterly on Interstate 380 to Boysen Road; thence continuing northwesterly on Interstate 380 to the north corporation line (south corporation line of the City of Cedar Rapids) (approximately 750 feet west of the E ¼ Corner Section 30-T84N-R7W).

 

Cedar Rapids:

 

Beginning on the south corporation line (north corporation line of Hiawatha), connecting with Interstate 380 (approximately 750 feet west of the E ¼ Corner Section 30-T84N-R7W); thence northerly on Interstate 380 approximately 1300 feet to the north corporation line.

 

Beginning again on the north corporation line of the City of Cedar Rapids connecting with Interstate 380; thence northerly and northwesterly through Sections 30, 19, 18, 7, and 6-T84N-R7W and Sections 36, 35, 26, 23, 22, 21, 16, 17, 8, 7, and 6-T85N-R8W to the Linn-Benton County line at a point near the W ¼ Corner Section 6-T85N-R8W, Linn County (E ¼ Corner Section 1-T85N-R9W, Benton County).

 

PROPOSAL/ACTION RECOMMENDATION:

 

It is recommended to approve adding the description of Iowa 27 (Avenue of the Saints) in Linn County to the Primary Road System.