West Highway 92

Several months ago council teamed with county officials and IDOT to form a committee whose charge is to gain acceptance for improving Highway 92 from Indianola to Interstate 35. This "formal" committee is a result of the city and county's efforts during the last 6-7 years to move this project forward. With the help of Congressman Tom Latham, about $3 million of federal assistance has been granted. About $400,000 of that amount has been spent on an environmental assessment and corridor study during the past year and a half.

At the committee's meeting on December 10, it was decided to recommend using the remaining federal allocations to improve Highway 92 from “R” Street thru R-63. Consequently, IDOT is preparing an agreement for the city and county to jointly administer the project. However, as we all know, government does not work extremely fast so it may still be a year or two until the project gets underway.

I will continue provide updates on Highway 92 in the next couple months.