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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...


