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May 17, 2012

Lane restrictions on Iowa 2/Business U.S. 61 in Fort Madison begin May 29

BURLINGTON, Iowa – May 17, 2012 – Construction work to replace concrete at the intersection of Iowa 2/Business U.S. 61 and 20th Street in Fort Madison will require rerouting traffic to 21st...

North Iowa drivers cautioned about passing a stopped school bus

MASON CITY, Iowa – May 17, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation, at the request of the West Fork School District, is alerting motorists to pay close attention when approaching a...

Public comment period on Chicago to Omaha passenger rail study to end May 21 #ChitoOma

AMES, Iowa – May 17, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation, in coordination with the Federal Railroad Administration and Illinois Department of Transportation, is about to wrap up the second public...

Iowa DOT vehicle auction June 2

AMES, Iowa – May 17, 2012 – More than 300 vehicles and pieces of equipment will be sold by the Iowa Department of Transportation at an auction Saturday, June 2, beginning at...
May 15, 2012

Loop closures at U.S. 218/I-80/I-380 interchange in Johnson County begin tonight

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – May 15, 2012 – Road construction work will require closing the loops from southbound Interstate 380 to eastbound I-80 and westbound I-80 to southbound U.S. 218 from 8...
May 10, 2012

Proposed feasibility study of future I-380 improvements to be discussed May 22

AMES, Iowa – May 10, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, May 22, to discuss the proposed feasibility study where a range of alternatives...

Iowa DOT offices closed over Memorial Day weekend

AMES, Iowa – May 10, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will be closing its offices over the Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28. All business locations...
May 09, 2012

Iowa 93 near Tripoli to close May 14

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 9, 2012 – Road construction work on the new segment of U.S. 63 will require closing Iowa 93 from Midway Avenue west to U.S. 63 beginning at...

Iowa DOT communications in process of being restored

AMES, Iowa – May 9, 2012: 4 p.m. – Communications at the Iowa Department of Transportation are being restored following a temporary outage that started around 1 p.m. today. Services are now...

Iowa 3 and U.S. 63 near Waverly to reopen May 11

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 9, 2012 – Iowa 3 east of Waverly will reopen to traffic beginning Friday, May 11, weather permitting and as work progresses at the Iowa 3 and...