Flooding concerns continue on Iowa highways

AMES, Iowa – March 19, 2010 – 9 a.m. – Wet weather is moving into Iowa today, increasing the risk for flooded roadways. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) cautions motorists to be mindful of the changing weather conditions and adjust travel plans accordingly. The Iowa DOT is currently reporting three road closures.

●    U.S. 59 is closed on the south side of Cherokee due to flooding from the Little Sioux River. Traffic is being rerouted using Iowa 3, Cherokee County Road C-43 and Linden Street.

●    U.S. 169 is closed between U.S. 6 and Iowa 44 in the Adel area. Traffic is being rerouted using Dallas County roads F-60, P-58 and Iowa 44.

●    Iowa 31 is closed south of Correctionville due to flooding from the Little Sioux River. Traffic is being rerouted using Woodbury County roads L-36 and D-38.

Potential closure

• While some flooding may still be possible, the flood risk that would close U.S. 30 at the Des Moines River west of Boone appears to have subsided somewhat.

Individual, sporadic road closures can be found at http://iowadotmedia.typepad.com/. Anyone interested in receiving updated road closure information can subscribe to receive this information via E-mail, Twitter or RSS feed.

Closure information is also available on www.511ia.org. (Click on the high bandwidth site.)

More information on flood safety can be found on the Iowa DOT’s Web site at http://www.iowadot.gov/floods/index.html.

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