Manufacturing Drive Reconstruction
Clinton, IA
McClure provided the City of Clinton, Iowa, with surveying, roadway, drainage, hydraulics, bridge, and geotechnical design services for the reconstruction of 1.6 miles of Manufacturing Drive, extending from US 30 to College Boulevard. This heavily traveled corridor, lined with numerous businesses and utilities, required careful design considerations—including the use of retaining walls and other impact mitigation strategies—to minimize disruption to local businesses and the surrounding environment.
The project involved coordination with the railroad, reconstruction of multiple side roads using porous pavers, construction of a roundabout at Manufacturing Drive and South 19th Street, and installation of a new stormwater system with bioswales and other green infrastructure elements, including LED street lighting. The design also incorporated sidewalks and shared-use trails on both sides of the corridor, as well as the replacement of two bridges over Hart's Mill Creek and Mill Creek. Both bridges were located within a detailed Flood Insurance Study area protected by a certified levee system, requiring coordination and permitting through the Iowa DNR and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Hart's Mill Creek bridge was designed as a three-span continuous concrete slab bridge with driven pile-supported integral abutments and frame piers on drilled shafts. The Mill Creek bridge was designed as a three-span pretensioned prestressed concrete beam bridge with semi-integral abutments and frame piers supported by drilled shafts.
The project involved coordination with the railroad, reconstruction of multiple side roads using porous pavers, construction of a roundabout at Manufacturing Drive and South 19th Street, and installation of a new stormwater system with bioswales and other green infrastructure elements, including LED street lighting. The design also incorporated sidewalks and shared-use trails on both sides of the corridor, as well as the replacement of two bridges over Hart's Mill Creek and Mill Creek. Both bridges were located within a detailed Flood Insurance Study area protected by a certified levee system, requiring coordination and permitting through the Iowa DNR and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Hart's Mill Creek bridge was designed as a three-span continuous concrete slab bridge with driven pile-supported integral abutments and frame piers on drilled shafts. The Mill Creek bridge was designed as a three-span pretensioned prestressed concrete beam bridge with semi-integral abutments and frame piers supported by drilled shafts.
Highlights
- Intersection improvements, sight distance improvements, horizontal and vertical alignment, lane widths to reduce the number and severity of crashes
- Drainage improvements; the project will improve the 100 year old pavement that is currently in poor condition and will reduce the impacts of flooding on the roadways, such as reducing pollutants entering the storm water system and preventing vehicles from traversing the flooded roadway
- Replacement of two bridges that are currently too low and too narrow
- Allow for partnerships for improved essential services
- Convert the existing roadway to three lanes throughout the entire corridor
- Replace the skewed South 19th Street intersection with a roundabout, the first in the City of Clinton
Discipline
Transportation
Project Type
Arterial Roads
Client
City of Clinton, IA