Initiation of field studies on U.S. 63 corridor south of Ottumwa to be discussed March 23

AMES, Iowa – March 12, 2010 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, March 23, 2010, to discuss the initiation of field studies and project design for the U.S. 63 corridor from Floris Road (Davis County Road J-15) north to Mary Street in Ottumwa. The public is invited to attend the meeting anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at the Wapello County Conservation Board, Pioneer Ridge, 1339 Highway 63. Pioneer Ridge is located approximately one mile south of 20th Street near the Wapello-Davis county line.  

 

This public information meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. No formal presentation will be made. Iowa DOT staff members will be present to discuss the project informally.

 

For general information regarding the proposed improvement or the public meeting, contact Pete Tollenaere, assistant district engineer, District 5 Office, Iowa DOT, 307 W. Briggs, P.O. Box 587, Fairfield, Iowa 52556-0587, telephone 641-472-4171 or 800-766-4368, e-mail peter.tollenaere@dot.iowa.gov.

 

 

Visit the Iowa DOT’s project-related public meeting Web site at www.iowadot.gov/pim for information about scheduled public meetings and hearings – and opportunities to offer input to the Iowa DOT during the development of certain projects.

 

Federal and state laws prohibit employment and/or public accommodation discrimination on the basis of age, color, creed, disability, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran’s status. If you believe you have been discriminated against, please contact the Iowa Civil Rights Commission at 800-457-4416 or Iowa Department of Transportation’s affirmative action officer. If you need accommodations because of a disability to access the Iowa Department of Transportation’s services, contact the agency’s affirmative action officer at 800-262-0003.

 

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