Dec 31, 2008:
Iowa’s road and bridge conditions worsen as financing concerns heighten
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 31, 2008 – Today, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) released a report to the Iowa General Assembly that analyzed the critical needs of Iowa’s roadway systems and...
Category: Statewide Interest Dec 31, 2008:
DOT offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 31, 2009 – Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) driver's license stations and the Motor Carrier Permit Center will be closed for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest Dec 30, 2008:
Top 2008 Iowa transportation stories
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 30, 2008 – According to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), severe winter weather’s freeze/thaw damage to roads, passage of TIME-21 state highway funding, opening of the Underwood...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , DOT Commission , Statewide Interest Dec 28, 2008:
Travel problems persist in eastern Iowa
AMES, Iowa - Dec. 28, 2008: 8:15 a.m. update: A mix of snow and ice on roadways in the eastern half of the state continue to present travel problems. Travel conditions should...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Emergency Notification , Statewide Interest Dec 27, 2008:
Band of snow causes slick roads and reduces visibility
AMES, Iowa - Dec. 27, 2008 - 9 p.m. update: A band of heavy snow stretching from the Missouri to Minnesota borders and from just west of Interstate 35 through eastern Iowa...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Emergency Notification , Statewide Interest Dec 27, 2008:
Black ice, the invisible threat
AMES, Iowa - Dec. 27, 2008, 2:45 p.m. update. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is warning drivers that the combination of atmospheric conditions, falling pavement temperatures and occasional blowing snow is...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Emergency Notification , Statewide Interest Dec 27, 2008:
Commercial vehicle operators reminded to perform key pre-trip inspections
AMES, Iowa - Dec. 27, 2008, 2:30 p.m. update - The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reminding professional truck drivers to perform thorough pre-trip inspections, following a rash of semi-tractor/trailer vehicle...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Emergency Notification , Statewide Interest Dec 27, 2008:
Iowa DOT offers tips for driving in icy conditions
AMES, Iowa - Dec. 27, 2008: 11:45 a.m. update - The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is offering motorists the following tips should it be necessary to travel today under icy driving...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Emergency Notification , Statewide Interest Dec 27, 2008:
Ice covered roads causing dangerous travel conditions
AMES, Iowa - Dec. 27, 2008:11:20 a.m. update - A combination of mixed precipitation, cold pavement temperatures and a cold front moving through the state is causing roads to become partially or...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Emergency Notification , Statewide Interest Dec 26, 2008:
Westbound I-80 lane restricted in Poweshiek County for maintenance work
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 26, 2008 – Maintenance activities on Interstate 80 in Poweshiek County will restrict traffic to one westbound lane between exit 182 (Iowa 146) and exit 191 ( U.S....
Category: District 1-Central 
