February 7, 2012:
Lane restrictions and ramp closure on Mississippi River bridge scheduled for Feb. 8
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Feb. 7, 2012 – Lighting repair work on the Mississippi River bridge will reduce eastbound Interstate 74 to one lane and close the State Street entrance ramp to eastbound...
Category: District 6-East Central February 6, 2012:
Passenger rail study announced from Chicago, through Iowa, to Omaha #CHItoOMA
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 6, 2012 – The Federal Railroad Administration, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), is kicking off the Chicago to Omaha Regional Passenger Rail System Planning...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest February 6, 2012:
Registration now open for April 27 Motorcycle Safety Forum
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 6, 2011 – Registration is now open for the Ninth Annual Motorcycle Safety Forum. This rider-focused event is facilitated by Iowa’s “Ride Bright” motorcycle safety team, a diverse...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest February 4, 2012:
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...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest February 4, 2012:
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...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest February 4, 2012:
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...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest February 4, 2012:
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...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest February 4, 2012:
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...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest February 3, 2012:
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,...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest February 2, 2012:
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...
Category: District 1-Central , District 2-Northeast , District 3-Northwest , District 4-Southwest , District 5-Southeast , District 6-East Central , Statewide Interest 
