Iowa DOT to seek easement in Hampton

By: 
Ethan Stoetzer

     The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking an easement from the city of Hampton, for 0.12 acres of Harriman Park, that it will permanently need for bridge repairs in 2019.
     The DOT is scheduled to work on two bridges in Hampton in 2019. The North side of Hampton, by Harriman Park, will be a $1.9 million project to update the 55-year-old bridge. The easement is needed because the footprint of the bridge will be larger than is currently there, said DOT engineer Pete Helmstead.
     The bridge on the south side of Hampton will be a $1.1 million project to update the 82-year-old bridge.
     City Manager Ron Dunt said that the council will discuss the easement sale. The council will not take immediate action, as the DOT is currently taking public comments about the acquisition. 

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