AMES, Iowa – April 11, 2019 – The directors of the Iowa and Nebraska departments of transportation held a joint press conference in Council Bluffs this morning to discuss the status of the flood-damaged transportation systems and the plans for recovery in each state.
Both officials stressed the need to heed signs on closed roads. You may notice some vehicles traveling on closed roads as part of the recovery effort. Please do not follow any of these vehicles into the work area. The roads are NOT open and you’re putting your life and the lives of the workers in danger.
Mark Lowe, Director of the Iowa DOT went over a roadway damage assessment map and status of repairs map with those in attendance. Those maps are linked here and can also be found at https://floods2019.iowa.gov/traveler.aspx along with Lowe’s presentation.
Also available on https://floods2019.iowa.gov are a gallery of images and videos. These items can be used for publication with attribution to the Iowa Department of Transportation.
For information on the Nebraska flooding issues, go to https://dot.nebraska.gov/news-media/nebraska-flood-2019/.
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Source: iowa DMV