A new roundabout is set to be constructed at the intersection of Commerce Drive and Heartland Drive in Coralville. The intersection has become increasingly difficult to navigate because of its proximity to Costco Wholesale.
The Coralville City Council awarded the contract for the project to Midwest Concrete Inc., located in Peosta whose bid of nearly $1.3 million was the lowest submitted and came in under the engineer’s estimate of about $1.45 million. The bid was announced at the Coralville City council’s March 24 meeting.
The single-lane roundabout aims to improve traffic flow and reduce crashes at an intersection that has seen 58 total crashes since 2020, according to data from the Iowa Crash Analysis Tool…