ANKENY, Iowa – Aug. 11, 2020 – If you have an appointment at one of the Iowa Department of Transportation’s driver service centers today, please note that many locations are closed due to power outages. Because there is no power, phone lines are also not functioning. 9:30 a.m. update – Power has been restored to … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 10, 2020 – The Aug. 11 Iowa Transportation Commission workshop, business meeting, and public input meeting scheduled to be held in Ames and online have been postponed due to significant power outages in Ames and other parts of the state. Notification will be sent when a new date for the August … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 10, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is reporting several Iowa roads are impassible this afternoon, including Interstate 35 in both directions between Ames and Alleman and I-680 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City due to the severe weather. Storm damage has impacted communications to digital message boards, so incoming … Read more
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 10, 2020 – A project to resurface Iowa 31 in Woodbury County from Correctionville to Washta requires closing the roadway to traffic beginning on Monday morning, Aug. 17, until November 2020, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. During this closure, motorists will be directed … Read more
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Aug. 7, 2020 – Replacement of two bridges and construction of two new box culverts on Iowa 1, just south of Johnson County Road F-52, south of Iowa City, will require closing the road to traffic beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, until early October, weather permitting, according to the Iowa … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 7, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for the proposed replacement of the southbound Iowa 28 bridge over the Raccoon River, 3.7 miles north of Iowa 5, in Polk County. The project includes replacing the existing 600 x 28 foot continuous girder bridge with a 626 … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 6, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a meeting to accept public comments about the draft Iowa Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) from 2to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. In order to maintain adequate social distancing, public participation in the meeting will be limited to a conference call. … Read more
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 6, 2020 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. While the Commission will meet in person at the Iowa DOT complex in Ames, public participation will be limited to conference call or Skype. This is to assure adequate social distancing measures can … Read more
AMES, Iowa – August 6, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for the proposed replacement of the Iowa Highway 78 bridge over the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad, about 2.5 miles west of the city of Richland in Keokuk County, and on the proposed detour route. The project will replace … Read more
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Aug. 5, 2020 – Pavement crack and joint sealing on U.S. 218 from Shaulis Road to Mitchell Avenue in Waterloo requires nighttime lane closures from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings starting Sunday, Aug. 9, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction … Read more