Drive Alice’s Road between Clive and Waukee and you can watch Iowa’s fastest-growing county rising around you — new rooftops, new businesses, more cars every month. But the road underneath it all hasn’t kept pace.
What’s new: We secured $1 million in federal funding to rebuild the last unimproved stretch of Alice’s Road into a four-lane divided road. The project adds a new roundabout and safer turns, plus a shared-use path and sidewalk so kids and families can finally get around without stepping into traffic. ⬇️
Why it matters: Choked roads mean longer commutes and dangerous turns today — and tomorrow, the families looking to buy here and the employers looking to build here start looking at the next town over. A county can only grow as fast as the roads that carry it. This rebuild gives the corridor room to keep up, and ties Clive, Waukee, and Urbandale together for the long haul.
The big picture: This is federal investment done the right way. The people who drive Alice’s Road every day set the priority, and the City of Clive and its regional partners committed the bulk of the cost. Our $1 million is the federal piece that helped get this roughly $7 million phase across the finish line, with construction expected in 2027.
Bottom Line: Iowa’s growth shouldn’t outpace its roads. I’ll keep fighting to deliver the upgrades Iowa’s towns and cities need to keep our communities moving and the next generation rooted right here at home.