Iowa DOT issues travel update
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 4, 2012, 4 p.m. – The moderate to heavy snow will diminish late this afternoon before ending later evening and exiting Iowa, according to the Iowa Department of...
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Road conditions improve in west central Iowa
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 4, 2012 – 2 p.m. – Road conditions in west central Iowa have improved since noon today on Interstate 80 from Iowa 148 near Adair to Iowa 83...
Iowa DOT issues travel advisory
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 4, 2012 – 1 p.m. – A winter storm has dumped up to 8 inches of snow on west central Iowa this morning. Travel is currently not advised...
Iowa DOT urges caution as winter weather system arrives
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 4, 2012 – 6 a.m. A major winter storm is slowly making its way into west central Iowa this morning. The National Weather Service has placed the area...
Oversize load movements restricted in parts of Iowa
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 4, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s is reminding commercial motor carriers that movement of permitted oversize loads is only allowed when the roadways are clear of...
Motor vehicle fatalities in Iowa hit abnormally high level in January
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 3, 2012 – While January’s unseasonable warm weather was enjoyable, it did little to prevent a significant increase in traffic fatalities. With the forecasted winter storm this weekend,...
2011 traffic fatality number lowest since 1944
Ames, Iowa – Feb. 2, 2012 – There were 364 fatalities on Iowa roadways in 2011: the lowest number of deaths since 1944, according to data from the Iowa Department of Transportation...
Proposed bridge repair on U.S. 218 near Floyd to be discussed Feb. 9
AMES, Iowa – Jan. 27, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Thursday, Feb. 9, to discuss the proposed bridge repair on U.S. 218, 0.4...
I-80 rest area near Adair to remain closed Jan. 27
AMES, Iowa – Jan. 26, 2012 – The scheduled closure of the westbound Interstate 80 rest area, located between Adair and Casey at milepost 80, is being extended into Friday, Jan. 27,...
Iowa DOT – building improvement (only) for sale east of Tama
AMES, Iowa – Jan. 26, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is offering a pole building with metal siding for sale. The building is located at 2369 U.S. 30, west...
