Railroad overpass part of joint Bettendorf-Riverdale study

By: Steve Tappa|April 4, 2023

|11 min read

The main entrance of Arconic shows the problem created by the CP merger for most of the riverfront industry in Riverdale and Bettendorf. Access to the businesses on State Street (U.S. 67) is hindered when trains pass or are stopped on the tracks. CREDIT STEVE TAPPA

Following a breakfast meeting last year with a railroad vice president, Riverdale Mayor Anthony Heddlesten’s mind began steaming toward a solution to a perplexing problem.

After all, his day job involves fixing issues for communities as the chief of the civil and environmental engineering department for the Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The challenge for Mr. Heddlesten’s tiny town…

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Railroad overpass part of joint Bettendorf-Riverdale study

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