Iowa Department of Transportation

AMES, Iowa – April 14, 2020 – The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved more than  $7 million in funding for 73 new public transit vehicles that will replace vehicles past their useful life. Funds are granted through the Federal Transit Administration’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program as well as the Federal Highway … Read more

Iowa Department of Transportation

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – April 13, 2020 – Installation of an overhead sign truss over the southbound lanes of Interstate 29 just north of Hamilton Boulevard will require temporarily closing the roadway to traffic in 20-minute intervals from 8 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District … Read more

Iowa Department of Transportation

ANKENY, Iowa – April 13, 2020 – “Skip the Trip,”  a program the Iowa Department of Transportation began last year allowing students to take the non-commercial driver’s knowledge test at approved educational sites has now been expanded to allow parents, guardians, and legal custodians to proctor the test for their children from home using an … Read more

Iowa Department of Transportation

AMES, Iowa – April 13, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed culvert project on U.S. 6 over a drainage ditch, 0.2 miles east of County Road T-12 in Jasper County. The proposed project will consist of replacing the existing bridge with a twin 12’ x 12’ culvert. … Read more

Iowa Department of Transportation

GRIMES, Iowa – April 9, 2020 – Remaining work to reconstruct the interchange at Iowa 415 and Northwest 66th Avenue to an intersection with signals requires closing Northwest 66th Avenue at Iowa 415 to traffic beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, April 20, until mid-May, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction … Read more

Iowa Department of Transportation

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – April 7, 2020 – Replacement of a fire-damaged bridge deck on Interstate 29 at Perry Creek requires shifting northbound I-29 traffic to the southbound lanes with two lanes of traffic in each direction, and closing the northbound exit ramp to Hamilton Boulevard in Sioux City beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, April … Read more

Iowa Department of Transportation

GRIMES, Iowa – April 7, 2020 – Beginning on Wednesday morning, April 8, weather permitting, crews will be closing the right lane on southbound/westbound Interstate 35/80 through the Urban Loop interchange (formerly Rider Corner) to allow traffic from eastbound Iowa 141 to more easily merge onto southbound/westbound I-35/80, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s … Read more

Iowa Department of Transportation

GRIMES, Iowa – April 6, 2020 – Remaining work to reconstruct the interchange at Iowa 415 and Northwest 66th Avenue to an intersection with signals requires closing Northwest 66th Avenue at Iowa 415 to traffic beginning at 6 a.m. Monday, April 13, until mid-May, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction … Read more