RECENT NEWS RELEASES
June 09, 2023
DAVENPORT, Iowa – June 9, 2023 – If you drive on westbound Interstate 80 in Coralville you need to be aware of a construction project for the new I-80 and 1st Avenue interchange that may slow down your trip. Construction crews need to fully close westbound I-80 at the 1st Avenue interchange (exit 242) from 11 p.m. Thursday, June 15 until 5 a.m. Friday, June 16, weather permitting. Drivers will be detoured off I-80 at the 1st Avenue ramp (exit...
June 08, 2023
AMES, Iowa – June 8, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, June 13 in Burlington at the Auditorium-Burlington Riverfront Entertainment, 200 North Front Street. Business meeting agenda Tuesday, June 13, 2023 Time Title Presenter 8 a.m. *Approve Minutes of the May 9, 2023, Commission Meeting Cindy Dorhout, Commission assistant, 515-239-1067 Commission Comments DOT Staff Comments *Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) – Mahaska County/Oskaloosa Deb Arp, team leader, Systems Planning Bureau 515-239-1681 *Revitalize...
June 07, 2023
CRESTON, Iowa – June 7, 2023 – If you are driving on Interstate 80 in Dallas County in the coming weeks you may notice some nighttime construction work taking place on the roadway between U.S. 169 and West Des Moines. Nighttime ramp closures will occur from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday nights to Friday mornings beginning on Sunday, June 11 to Thursday, June 29, weather permitting. For construction crews working on hot-mix asphalt milling and resurfacing work to get...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — June 7, 2023 – East- and westbound West Broadway will be closed Saturday morning, June 10, through early Monday morning, June 12, at Interstate 29 for bridge demolition work. This is the final bridge demolition for the I-29/I-480/West Broadway interchange project. The closure will begin at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 10, and will remain in place until 5:00 a.m. Monday, June 12, weather permitting. Contractors will be working throughout the duration of the closure; however...
DES MOINES, Iowa – June 7, 2023 – If you drive on the Iowa 415 mile-long bridge over Saylorville Lake near Polk City you need to know about an upcoming daytime maintenance project that may slow down your trip. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, weather permitting, crews will need to close a lane on the bridge. During the closure, traffic will be maintained with temporary signals and pilot cars. Help keep everyone on the road...
June 06, 2023
CHARITON, Iowa – June 6, 2023 – If you are driving on Iowa Highway 23 southeast of Oskaloosa you will need to be aware of a construction project that may slow down your trip. Construction crews will be replacing a bridge with a box culvert at the tributary of Cedar Creek beginning at 7 a.m. Thursday, June 8, until August, weather permitting. During this project, through traffic on Iowa 23 will be detoured using Iowa 92 and Mahaska County Road...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – June 6, 2023 – If you’re driving on the northbound or southbound lanes of Iowa 1 in the Martelle area, the Iowa Department of Transportation is starting a project that may impact your trip. Beginning on Monday, June 12 until late September, weather permitting, we’ll be working replacing the culverts under Iowa 1 between U.S. 30 and U.S. 151 near Martelle. While the roadway is closed, motorists will follow a marked detour route using U.S. 30...
MASON CITY, Iowa – June 6, 2023 – If you are driving on Iowa 15 in Kossuth County near Fenton in the coming weeks, you’ll notice a detour for some construction work along the route. Beginning on Monday, June 12 until October 2023, weather permitting, construction crews will start the process of removing an existing bridge over Lott’s Creek and replace it with a new concrete box culvert under the roadway. Crews will need to close Iowa 15 approximately 0.4...
June 05, 2023
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – June 5, 2023 – Motorists who travel over the three Iowa 76 bridges north of Waukon need to be aware of a bridge deck joint replacement project requiring lane closures that may slow down their trip. Beginning on Monday, June 12, until late August, weather permitting, crews will work on the Iowa 76 bridges over the Upper Iowa River, Bear Creek, and Waterloo Creek. Only one bridge location will be worked on at a time. Motorists...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – June 5, 2023 – Motorists traveling in the northbound lanes on U.S. 218 just 0.6 miles south of the Iowa 27 interchange in Black Hawk County need to be aware of the closure of the northbound Iowa 58 exit ramp to westbound Iowa 57 so crews can continue work on a pavement replacement project. While these ramps are closed motorists will be detoured around the closure by using the ramps at the U.S. 218/Lone Tree Road...