COUNTY APPROVES I-29 INTERCHANGE STUDY

WOODBURY COUNTY SUPERVISORS APPROVED A STUDY TO CREATE A NEW I-29 INTERCHANGE THAT WOULD SERVE THE CITY'S SOUTHBRIDGE INDUSTRIAL PARK AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED LIBERTY PARK INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.

COUNTY BUDGET MANAGER DENNIS BUTLER SAYS THE INTERCHANGE WOULD SERVE WHAT CITY AND COUNTY LEADERS HOPE WILL BE AN INDUSTRIAL MEGASITE DEVELOPMENT:



BUTLER SAYS THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE IN PAYING FOR THE STUDY:



SALIX HAS ALREADY APPROVED THE STUDY WITH SIOUX CITY AND SGT BLUFF LIKELY TO FOLLOW SOON.

ONCE THAT HAPPENS, A JOINT LETTER FROM THE GOVERNING BODIES AND SIOUXLAND INITIATIVE WILL BE SENT TO THE IOWA D-O-T TO BEGIN THE STUDY PROCESS.