Supervisors hear Pella’s plan for new direct I-80 connection

For years, the City of Pella has yearned for a more direct route to Interstate 80. Vermeer, Pella Corporation and other Pella businesses, not to mention the city itself, would benefit from a straight shot to I-80 eastbound. Now, the City of Pella is in the first phase of a plan to create that route which would make the town more accessible to interstate traffic. CH2M Hill, an engineering firm hired by Pella to study potential pathways to the interstate, gave a presentation to the Jasper County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. Sirpa Hall, representing CH2M Hill, said the project is currently in the first of three phases for the project, and a favored corridor will soon be chosen from three possible choices. Pella City Administrator Mike Nardini