BOISE – Ever since the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) took the leap into the world of Grant Anticipation Revenue Vehicle (GARVEE) bonding more than 15 years ago to pay for needed highway projects, the department has sought ways to refinance and restructure that debt to be the best possible steward of taxpayer funds. GARVEE bonding … 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
H-3 Freeway Honolulu-bound closed for joint repairs during the weekends of July 9 and 30 Posted on Jul 7, 2021 in Highways News, Main, News HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) notifies Oahu motorists that Honolulu-bound lanes will be closed on the H-3 Freeway from the Halekou Interchange in Kaneohe to the Halawa … 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
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
With heat warnings in place throughout Idaho, widespread drought, and fire danger increasing, we can all do our part to help prevent human-caused wildfires. It only takes one spark from your vehicle to start a fire. Let’s work together to take the necessary precautions when traveling along Idaho highways this summer. The … Read more