Discussion and Consideration to Approve a Professional Service Agreement with the Iowa DOT for the Highway 6 Improvements Project – Motion to Approve — K-2

November 2025 3. Traffic Control a. The DOT shall temporarily close the highway project area by formal action in accordance with Iowa Code section 306.41. U.S. 6 through-traffic shall be detoured off the project by utilizing Roberts Ferry Road, Oakdale Boulevard, and Park Road. The LPA shall authorize the DOT to erect and maintain signs within its jurisdiction, consistent with Part 6 of the "Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices”, as necessary, to direct traffic to and along said detour route during the construction period. The DOT shall also remove said signs when the detour is discontinued. Details shall be shown on the traffic control sheet(s) within the project plans. No separate detour agreement will be negotiated with the LPA, and the LPA will not be reimbursed for the use of LPA side roads as the detour route. b. It may be necessary to temporarily close LPA side road(s) Grant Street, Main Street, Summerhays Street, Stephans Street, Croell Avenue, and Kimberlite Street during construction. The DOT shall furnish and install the required barricades and signing for the closure(s) at project cost, and shall remove same upon completion of the project. The DOT shall work in close cooperation with the LPA and the contractor to accommodate emergency services and local access across the project during construction. Any detours, which may be necessary for project related LPA road closures, shall be the responsibility of the LPA, at no expense or obligation to the DOT. 4. Right of Way and Permits a. Subject to the provisions hereof, the LPA, in accordance with 761 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 150.3(1)c and 150.4(2), shall remove or cause to be removed (within the corporate limits) all encroachments or obstructions located in the existing primary highway right of way. The LPA shall also prevent the erection and/or placement of any structure or obstruction within said right of way, or any additional right of way which is acquired for this project, including, but not limited to, private signs, buildings, pumps, and parking areas. b. The DOT shall be responsible for the coordination of utility facility adjustments for the primary road project. c. The LPA agrees to relocate all city-owned utilities necessary for construction, which are located within the existing street or alley right of way, subject to the approval of and without expense to the DOT in accordance with 761 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 150.4(5) and the DOT Utility Accommodation Policy. d. With the exception of service connections, no new or future utility occupancy of project right of way, nor any future relocations of or alterations to existing utilities within said right of way, shall be permitted or undertaken by the LPA without the prior written approval of the DOT. All work shall be performed in accordance with the DOT Utility Accommodation Policy and other applicable requirements of the DOT. e. The LPA shall be responsible for providing, without cost to the DOT, any right of way for the project which involves dedicated streets or alleys, and any other LPA-owned lands which are required for the project, subject to the condition that the DOT shall reimburse the LPA for the value of LPA-owned improvements situated on such LPA-owned lands. The LPA has apprised itself of the value of these lands, and as a condition of their participation in the project, the LPA voluntarily agrees to make such lands available without further compensation. The DOT shall be responsible for acquisition of all other right of way. f. In connection with this project, any real estate and rights to real estate necessary for right of way at the connection of any public road and the primary highway project, any access road or frontage road, or any permanent utility easements, which are or which shall be under the jurisdiction of the LPA, may be acquired by the DOT, for and in the name of the LPA. Where acquired by contract, the LPA shall receive title from the contract seller and the LPA shall accept title thereto. Where acquired by condemnation, a single joint condemnation proceeding shall be instituted by the DOT to acquire real 2026-4-131_Tiffin 3