The Story City Historic Swinging Bridge was built by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration in 1936. This charming historical mark within the City of Story City was built as part of the Works Project Administration in an effort to add to the aesthetic of the town, as well as provide jobs to an underemployed populace reeling…
CGA provided design, funding administration, construction administration and observation services for the City of Story City. In an effort to create a more walkable community, the City of Story City had committed to constructing miles of trails along the Skunk River and into a newly developed residential area. The final piece was the construction of…
CGA completed analysis, design, and construction administration for streambank restoration and new pedestrian bridges in the City of Story City’s North Park in 2019. The deteriorated wooden pedestrian bridges were replaced with new steel bridges to improve pedestrian access throughout the park. CGA worked with the vendor, a local light manufacturer, and a local electrician…
CGA provided planning, survey, design, and construction services for three connective projects which contained federal funds and followed the Iowa DOT’s Project Development Schedule. Two of the projects were 10-foot wide trail segments constructed of 4” thick asphalt with 2-foot wide grass shoulders. The first phase connected two segments of the trail system within the…
CGA provided survey, design and construction services for three phases of the Grinnell Area Recreation Trail system spanning from the City of Grinnell west to Rock Creek State Park. All three projects followed the IDOT’s Project Development Schedule and contained federal funds. Phase I of the Rock Creek Trail is an eight-foot-wide shared use path,…
CGA provided survey, design, plan preparation, permitting, bid assistance, and help in meeting State Rec Trail grant fund requirements for paving a trail in an old railroad right-of-way northwest of Marshalltown. In order to minimize environmental impacts of the project, CGA designed the elevation of the trail to lower the embankment grade of the railroad…
CGA provided construction observation services for the pedestrian bridge, a handicap-accessible bridge located at Meyers Lake in Evansdale, IA. The Black Hawk County Gaming Association helped fund the project with a $30,000 grant. The bridge is 10-foot-wide, 150-foot long and connects the north shore of the lake with the island park. Construction was recently completed…
