AMES, Iowa – July 2, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed bridge reconstruction on Iowa 210 over the Des Moines River, located 0.3 miles east of Boone County Road E-62. The proposed project includes the removal and replacement of the existing bridge deck. Construction of the project … Read more
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – July 1, 2021 – Bridge joint replacement work on north- and southbound U.S. 218 from Black Hawk Creek to northbound U.S. 63 in Waterloo will require lane closures beginning on Tuesday, July 6, until late October, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. During … Read more
AMES, Iowa – July 1, 2021 – Starting a conversation about traffic safety that leads to drivers changing their behavior behind the wheel – that’s always been the goal of the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Message Monday program. Since the inception of the program in August 2013, those thought-provoking sayings that appear on the overhead … Read more
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – June 30, 2021 – A sewer system project on U.S. 65 in the Wayne County community of Humeston will require closing the road to through traffic beginning Wednesday, July 6 at noon and continuing until Friday, July 16 at noon, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Fairfield District Office. … Read more
CRESTON, Iowa – June 30, 2021 – An interchange project intended to improve traffic flow during peak hours at the Interstate 80/U.S. 169 interchange (exit 110) will require lane and shoulders closures and an eastbound off ramp and westbound on ramp detour beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 6, until Tuesday, November 16, weather permitting, … Read more
CHARITON, Iowa – June 29, 2021 – Removal and replacement of a reinforced concrete box culvert on Iowa 14, 2.3 miles south of Chariton, in Lucas County, will require closing the road to traffic beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, July 19, until late-August, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton construction office. … Read more
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – June 28, 2021 – A hot-mix asphalt paving project on the westbound U.S. 20/U.S. 75 bypass in Sioux City will require short-term overnight interchange ramp closures at Morningside Avenue, Sunnybrook Drive, and Lakeport Road from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. tonight and tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday, June 28-29, weather permitting, according … Read more
AMES, Iowa – June 28, 2021 – The Federal Transit Administration recently announced a $2.8 million grant for the purchase of low- and no-emission transit buses and related infrastructure in Iowa. With the grant, the Iowa Department of Transportation will be purchasing nine battery-electric paratransit buses and the charging infrastructure needed to support them. The … Read more
AMES, Iowa – June 28, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed project on Interstate 35, from just north of the 36th Street interchange in Ankeny in Polk County, to approximately three miles north of Iowa 210 in Story County. The Iowa DOT is providing two online meeting … Read more
AMES, Iowa – July 27, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed bridge replacement on U.S. 69 over Drainage Ditch 5 near Galt, approximately 3.7 miles south of Iowa 3, in Wright County. The proposed project involves replacing the existing 32’ x 44’ single span I-beam bridge with … Read more