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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...

Iowa DOT experiencing communications outage

AMES, Iowa – May 9, 2012:1:15 pm. – The Iowa Department of Transportation is experiencing a temporary communications outage, which is affecting customer services throughout the state. Communication lines that support issuance...
May 08, 2012

Actions taken at Iowa Transportation Commission meeting May 8

Iowa Transportation Commission Actions Taken May 8, 2012 800Lincoln Way Ames, Iowa Order number Title Action taken Presenter D-2012-58 Approve Minutes of the April 10, 2012, Commission Meeting in Burlington Approved Connie...

Iowa Transportation Commission to hold public input meeting in Des Moines June 12

AMES, Iowa – May 8, 2012 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold a public input meeting in Des Moines Tuesday, June 12, to hear about transportation matters from representatives of local...

Iowa Transportation Commission approves grant for Webster County

AMES, Iowa – May 8, 2012 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa's Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by Webster County. Up to $1,238,130 will be...