NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – July 18, 2014 – Work to replace an existing bridge with a box culvert on Iowa 281 between Black Hawk County roads D-20 and C-66 (3 miles south of Dunkerton) will require closing the roadway to traffic beginning Tuesday, July 22, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Traffic will be routed from Iowa 281 north on Black Hawk County Road V-49, and then east on Black Hawk County Road...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – July 18, 2014 – Bridge deck joint repair work will require reducing U.S. 52 to one lane at the Upper Iowa River bridge beginning Monday, July 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. There will be a 10-foot-4-inch width lane restriction in the open lane of traffic. Motorists will be directed through the construction zone by temporary traffic lights. Lane width restriction signs will be in place in advance...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – July 2, 2014 – Traffic on southbound Interstate 380/U.S. 218 at exit 71 in Black Hawk County will be stopped for up to 20 minutes at times between 3 and 4 a.m. Thursday, July 3, to allow the replacement of a width restriction traffic sign that was damaged by weather, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The sign notes a lane width of 12 feet. Traffic will be stopped while the...
BRITT, Iowa – June 26, 2014 – U.S. 169 between Iowa 9 (north of Lakota, in Kossuth County) and the Minnesota border will be open to traffic beginning this afternoon, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Britt construction office. The project has been completed ahead of schedule and will eliminate a long detour. The $4.3 million dollar concrete overlay project began in April. Croell and Subsidiary of New Hampton is the contractor for the project. The Iowa DOT reminds...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – June 20, 2014 – The past several days of rain has delayed the next phase of road construction work on southbound Interstate 380. Width restrictions on the current single lane of traffic for southbound I-380/eastbound U.S. 20 on-ramp at exit 71 of the I-380/U.S. 218/U.S. 20 interchange near Evansdale will now begin at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, June 21, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The road construction work will...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – June 17, 2014 – The next phase of road construction work on southbound Interstate 380 will require narrowing the current single lane of traffic for southbound I-380/eastbound U.S. 20 on-ramp at exit 71 of the I-380/U.S. 218/U.S. 20 interchange near Evansdale, beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The road construction work will require narrowing the width of the current single open lane...
AMES, Iowa – June 10, 2014 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today at the Hotel Pattee, 1112 Willis Ave., in Perry. Order number Title Actions taken Presenter D-2014-62 Approve Minutes of the May 13, 2014, Commission Meeting Approved Connie Page, Commission secretary, 515-239-1242 PPM-2014-63 Administrative Rules – 761 IAC 122, Keep Iowa Beautiful Approved Stuart Anderson, director, Planning, Programming and Modal Division 515-239-1661 PPM-2014-64 Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Application – Linn County...
PERRY, Iowa – June 10, 2014 – The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved the Fiscal Year 2015-2019 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. The Program documents programmed investments in Iowa’s multimodal transportation system, including aviation, transit, railroads, trails, and highways. The Commission and the Iowa DOT remain committed to providing modern, safe, and efficient transportation services to the public. A major component of the Program is the highway section, which documents programmed investments in the Primary Highway System for the next five...
AMES, Iowa – June 4, 2014 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will meet Thursday, June 12, at the Maquoketa Public Library, 126 S. Second St. Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission Agenda 10 a.m. Roll call Welcome and introduction of new commissioner Scott Tunnicliff *Approval of April 2 and April 25 meeting minutes 10:15 a.m. *Treasurer report and approval General reports -Bylaws Committee -Culture and Heritage Committee -Marketing Committee -Transportation Committee -Environment, Recreation and Agriculture Committee Technical member...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 30, 2014 – The next phase of road construction work on southbound Interstate 380 and U.S. 218 near Evansdale will require restricting traffic from two lanes to one lane on the ramp from southbound I-380/U.S. 218 to southbound I-380 and east- and westbound U.S. 20 beginning at 10 p.m. Sunday, June 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Motorists should be alert for the possibility of slow or...
