AMES, Iowa – July 9, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation has awarded $5,308,286 in funding for 59 Volkswagen Settlement Environmental Mitigation Trust program projects. In 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint alleging Volkswagen violated the Clean Air Act with the sale of motor vehicles between 2009 and 2016 equipped with … Read more
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – July 8, 2021 – A concrete paving project at the interchange of eastbound Interstate 80 and Iowa 146 in Grinnell (exit 182) will require closing the exit ramp starting Tuesday, July 13th, until mid-August, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Marshalltown construction office. During this ramp closure, eastbound I-80 … Read more
CRESTON, Iowa – July 8, 2021 – A bridge deck and joint repair project on U.S 34 west of Red Oak between Iowa 48 and Montgomery County Road M-37 will require reducing traffic to one lane controlled with temporary traffic signals beginning on Monday, July 19, until Nov. 4, weather permitting, according to the Iowa … Read more
AMES, Iowa – July 8, 2021 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. The public may attend in-person; however, participation via conference call or Teams is still encouraged … Read more
AMES, Iowa – July 7, 2021 – A project to repave U.S. 6/Douglas Avenue between Merle Hay Road and Lower Beaver Road in Des Moines requires closing the roadway to traffic from 10 p.m. Friday, July 9, until 5 a.m. Monday, July 12, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 1 Office. … Read more
ANKENY, Iowa – July #, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement group will be participating in Operation Safe Driver week July 11-17, an effort by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance to bring attention to motor carrier safety issues. This annual, one-week enforcement and educational blitz concentrates MVE’s efforts on detecting unsafe driving behaviors … Read more
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – July 6, 2021 – A pavement marking project on Interstate 29 in Sioux City will require overnight ramp closures from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, and Thursday, July 8, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. Each ramp closure will take approximately two hours … Read more
GRIMES, Iowa – July 2, 2021 – A project to repave U.S. 6/Douglas Avenue between Merle Hay Road and 30th Street in Des Moines requires closing the roadway to traffic from 10 p.m. Friday, July 9, until 5 a.m. Monday, July 12, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. During … Read more
GRIMES, Iowa – July 2, 2021 – Bridge deck repairs on the railroad bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad on southbound Interstate 35 at mile marker 88.3 in Ankeny will require closing the on-ramp from Southeast Corporate Woods Drive to southbound I-35 and the inside lane of southbound I-35 to traffic from 8 p.m. Tuesday, … Read more
AMES, Iowa – July 2, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is now accepting grant applications for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Fiscal Year 2021 Diesel Emission Reduction Act Program (DERA) for diesel fleets in the state of Iowa. As part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, DERA is designed to achieve … Read more