Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 761 - Transportation Department
Primary Road Extensions
Chapter 150 - Improvements and Maintenance on Primary Road Extensions
Rule 761-150.4 - General Requirements for Primary Road Extensions

a. The department shall be responsible for permanent traffic control signing on primary road extensions.

b. The department shall not be responsible for construction and maintenance work zone signing unless the work is being done by the department.

c. The department shall not be responsible for street name signs, any regulatory parking signs which denote special regulations as may be determined by the city in cooperation with the department, and those signs which regulate parking as to time, hours and days of the week.

d. The department shall not be responsible for signs facing traffic on primary road extensions which regulate traffic movements on city cross streets (one-way traffic).

e. "Business District" signs on primary road extensions may be permitted upon application by the city to the department.

f. All signing within the right-of-way shall conform to the MUTCD.

a. The city shall remove any existing obstructions within the highway right-of-way and prevent any future obstructions from occurring within the highway right-of-way, in a manner consistent with Iowa Code chapter 318.

b. The city shall remove any existing encroachments and prevent any future encroachments from occurring within the highway right-of-way, except those authorized or permitted by the highway authority. Under no circumstances shall an overhanging sign or awning be allowed within two feet of the inside edge of the curb (also known as the face of the curb, which is that part of the curb that is next to traffic) or within two feet of the edge of the pavement in the absence of a curb. Any encroachments authorized or permitted by the highway authority shall be in accordance with Iowa Code chapter 318.

a. The department shall remove and replace portions of existing routes as required by construction.

b. The department will consider the impacts to pedestrian accommodation at all stages of the project development process and encourage pedestrian accommodation efforts when pedestrian accommodation is impacted by highway construction. The cost of pedestrian accommodation made at the time of the highway improvement may be considered an additional roadway construction cost. Providing pedestrian accommodation independent of a highway construction project may be considered with construction funding obtained from local jurisdictions or other federal and non-road use tax state sources.

c. If a project is initiated by the department, the department shall fund 100 percent of all curb ramps, turning spaces, transitions, sidewalks, curb drops and pedestrian signals within the right-of-way of primary road extensions to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act if such improvements are in the project.

d. If a project is initiated by a local jurisdiction, the department may participate by funding 55 percent of the cost of constructing curb ramps, turning spaces, transitions, sidewalks, curb drops and pedestrian signals on existing sidewalks within the right-of-way of primary road extensions to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act if such improvements are in the project. However, departmental participation shall not exceed $250,000 per year for any one local jurisdiction and $5 million per year in total.

a. During initial construction of freeways and other relocated primary road extensions and when user-volumes and topographic conditions warrant the construction of a separation, the cost shall be shared between the department and the city on the basis of the current U-STEP cost apportionment.

b. The department may participate in a city-initiated separation as an unscheduled project.

a. The city shall relocate or cause to be relocated, without cost to the department, all city-owned utilities necessary for construction when these utilities are within the existing street or alley right-of-way.

The department shall reimburse the owner of a utility which is located on private right-of-way for the costs of relocation or removal, including the costs of installation in a new location.

b. The city shall comply with the utility accommodation policy of the department, as adopted in 761-Chapter 115.

a. As early as possible after an urban project is included in the department's "Five-Year Iowa Transportation Improvement Program," a concept statement for the project shall be developed and shall be reviewed with the officials of the city prior to the public hearing.

b. During the design process, a predesign project agreement may be submitted to city officials for their approval. It shall include:

a. The department shall maintain a close liaison with the city during the development of the project plan so that all parties will be fully informed of the details involved in the proposed improvement.

b. When the plan is sufficiently complete to provide typical cross sections, plan and profile drawings and incidental details, the department shall submit a preconstruction project agreement, which shall include known design data, to city officials for their approval. Terms for reimbursement to the state and local financial participation shall be stated in this agreement.

c. Modifications to this agreement necessitated by design changes encountered during construction shall be made by extra work order agreed to in writing by the city, the contractor, and the department.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 306.4, 313.21 to 313.24, 313.27, 313.36, 314.5 and 314.6 and chapters 306A and 318.