CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – May 14, 2019 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved more than $1.4 million in grant funding for two transportation infrastructure related development projects under the Linking Iowa’s Freight Transportation System (LIFTS) program. The LIFTS program provides grants for projects that help meet the changing demands of Iowa’s multimodal freight system. The … Read more
AMES, Iowa – May 10, 2019 – Iowa DOT joins Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) in support of their unveiling of the preferred route for the Great American Rail-Trail— a proposed multi-use trail that would go through 12 states, including Iowa, and connect more than 1,900 miles of existing trails with more than 1,700 miles of trail … Read more
AMES, Iowa – May 10, 2019 – Iowa 2 west of I-29 will be opening to local traffic at 10 a.m with limited mobility. Areas of the roadway remain underwater; however, a temporary solution has been put in place to allow traffic to once again move between Iowa and Nebraska. Concrete barrier rails along the … Read more
AMES, Iowa – May 10, 2019 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 350 First Avenue NE in Cedar Rapids. Business meeting agenda Tuesday, May 14 Time Title … Read more
GRIMES, Iowa – May 10, 2019 – As part of the ongoing reconstruction of the Interstate 35 interchange at First Street in Ankeny, northbound I-35 has been reduced to two lanes just south of the First Street interchange. This traffic pattern will be in effect until early July 2019, weather permitting, according to the Iowa … Read more
DAVENPORT, Iowa – May 9, 2019 – A project to grade and place asphalt pavement on U.S. 30 west of DeWitt in Clinton County is now in progress and will continue until fall 2019, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Davenport construction office. One lane of traffic on U.S. 30 will always … Read more
DAVENPORT, Iowa – May 9, 2019 – Work has begun on a project to replace the Business U.S. 61/Iowa 461 bridge over Iowa 22 in Davenport. There are currently alternating lane closures in both directions of Iowa 461 with a 12-foot lane-width limit. Beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, May 20, weather permitting, a detour will … Read more
AMES, Iowa – May 9, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, May 21 to discuss proposed improvements to Gordon Drive Viaduct, from Fairmont St. to Virginia St., in Woodbury County. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at the … Read more
AMES, Iowa – May 8, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation continues to work diligently to restore mobility as quickly as possible to state-owned roadways impacted by flooding in Southwest Iowa. Interstate 29 between U.S. 34 and the Missouri border will be re-opening to traffic at 10 a.m. Travelers should expect intermittent lane closures … Read more
AMES, Iowa – May 8, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is working across the state this spring and summer to determine how many cars, trucks, and other vehicles are using the state, county, and city roadways. This year’s efforts are concentrated in northwest Iowa, but occasionally crews will work elsewhere in the state. … Read more