The Burlington Street Dam on the Iowa River is seen on Monday Feb. 13, 2023. Iowa City officials have been eyeing what some consider a “once in a lifetime opportunity” to modify the Burlington Street Dam to draw people to the often-overlooked Iowa River. While discussions surrounding modifications to the dam are preliminary, City of Iowa City engineer Jason Havel said any changes to the dam would most likely be made during the Burlington Street Bridge replacement project. Construction of the bridge is slated to begin in 2028, he said. There have been previous talks about modifying the dam. In 2014, Iowa City City Council hired McLaughlin Whitewater Design Group to determine how much it would cost to build a whitewater rafting course on the Iowa River below the dam. The study the group conducted found that the proposed course would cost too much money and be too difficult to make. As far as the replacement project for the Burlington Street Bridge goes, the city received a $300,000 grant in October 2022 as a part of the federal Bridge Investment Program to help begin planning for the project. Map by Jami Martin-Trainor/The Daily Iowan In an email to The […]
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