Iowa Department of Transportation

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November 16, 2009

Lane closed on I-74 Mississippi River bridge in Bettendorf tomorrow

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Nov. 16, 2009 – Bridge lighting repairs will close the southbound (Illinois-bound), right lane of the I-74 Mississippi River bridge in Bettendorf at exit 4 (Grant Street and U.S....

Category: District 6-East Central

Weather postpones opening of U.S. 65 between Manly and Northwood

BRITT, Iowa – Nov. 16, 2009 – Wet weather has caused the postponement of the opening of U.S. 65 between Manly and Northwood scheduled for today, according to the Iowa Department of...

Category: District 2-Northeast

November 13, 2009

U.S. 65 closures set to end Monday in northern Iowa

BRITT, Iowa – Nov. 13, 2009 – As the construction season nears an end, two closures on U.S. 65 in northern Iowa are set to end Monday, Nov. 16, weather permitting, according...

Category: District 2-Northeast

Iowa recreational trails advocates honored at regional meeting

AMES, Iowa – Nov. 13, 2009 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), along with the transportation-oriented groups from seven other states, participated in the Mid-America Trails and Greenways (MATAG) Conference, held...

Category: District 2-Northeast , District 6-East Central

November 12, 2009

U.S. 52 restricted to one lane in Jackson County beginning Monday

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Nov. 12, 2009 – The replacement of a bridge on U.S. 52 over the Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad and Mill Creek in Jackson County will cause lane restrictions...

Category: District 6-East Central

Cable barrier rail work may cause lane closures on I-80 in Dallas County beginning Monday

CRESTON, Iowa – Nov. 12, 2009 – Repairs to the cable barrier on Interstate 80 in Dallas County will cause shoulder closures and may cause intermittent lane closures beginning Monday, Nov. 16,...

Category: District 4-Southwest

November 10, 2009

Iowa Transportation Commission actions taken at Nov. 10 meeting

I Order number Title Action taken Presenter D-2010-26 Approving Minutes of the Oct. 13, 2009, Commission Meeting in Bettendorf Approved Connie Page, Commission secretary, 515-239-1242 MV-2010-27 Administrative Rules – Chapter 601 “Application...

Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , DOT Commission , Public Meetings , Statewide Interest

November 09, 2009

Trip down Jefferson Highway includes stops in Colo and Ames

AMES, Iowa – Nov. 9, 2009 – Did you know that North America’s first transcontinental international highway – the Jefferson Highway – traversed Iowa along what today is primarily U.S. 65, former...

Category: Statewide Interest

November 06, 2009

Lee County Road J-50 connector to U.S. 61 now open

MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – Nov. 6, 2009 – The relocated Lee County Road J-50 connection to U.S. 61 is now open , according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Mount Pleasant...

Category: District 5-Southeast

Overnight closures on eastbound I-80 in Des Moines expected Nov. 10-12

DES MOINES, Iowa – Nov. 6, 2009 – Eastbound Interstate 80 is expected to be completely closed overnight Nov. 10, 11 and 12 for bridge removal at I-80/35/235 interchange, known locally as...

Category: District 1-Central , Statewide Interest