NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Nov. 8, 2019 – Work to prepare for the opening of the new Iowa 58 and Viking Road interchange in Cedar Falls will require closing Iowa 58 at Greenhill Road and Ridgeway Avenue and also closing Viking Road at Andrea Drive and Nordic Drive beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday night, Nov. … Read more
MASON CITY, Iowa – Nov. 7, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City Driver’s License Service Center located at 1622 S. Federal Ave, has closed due to facility issues. The center is in the process of relocating to a long-term, temporary location in a trailer in the parking lot of the Iowa DOT’s … Read more
GRIMES, Iowa – Nov. 7, 2019 – Work to install barrier rail along westbound Iowa 141 north of Interstate 35/80 in Urbandale requires closing the east- and westbound I-35/80 exit ramps at the Iowa 141 Urban Loop (formerly Rider Corner) interchange from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, weather permitting, according to … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Nov 7, 2019 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, Nov.12, 2019, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Nov. 12 Time Title … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 5, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is announcing the temporary closure of the undeveloped rest area at milepost 51 on southbound Interstate 35 in Warren County beginning Nov. 18, 2019. The rest area is used mostly by commercial motor carriers. Because the ramp from the rest area to I-35 … Read more
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Nov. 4, 2019 – Iowa 14 north of Marshalltown is now open to traffic between Iowa 96 and Iowa 175, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Marshalltown construction office. The latest traveler information is available anytime through our 511 system. Visit 511ia.org; call 511 (within Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (nationwide); stay connected … Read more
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Oct. 31, 2019 – A construction project on U.S. 63 between Franklin and Newell streets in Waterloo is nearly complete and will reopen to traffic Friday afternoon, Nov. 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. While the roadway will reopen, the sidewalk and bike … Read more
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Oct. 31, 2019 – Completion of the reconstruction work on U.S. 75 between Plymouth County Road C-80, near Sioux City, and Plymouth County Road C-60, near Hinton, requires shifting traffic onto the new northbound lanes beginning 8 a.m., Friday, Nov. 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District … Read more
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Oct. 29, 2019 – Due to pending winter weather, the reopening of lanes on U.S. 34 has been postponed. The Iowa Department of Transportation hopes to reopen the eastbound lanes of U.S. 34 near Pacific Junction later this week, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 4 Office. … Read more
Note: This news release is being redistributed by the Iowa Department of Transportation as a courtesy to the Illinois Department of Transportation. NIOTA, Illinois – Oct. 29, 2019 – The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that the bridge that carriers Illinois 9 across the Mississippi River at Niota will close to all traffic – including … Read more