RECENT NEWS RELEASES
October 02, 2023
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Oct. 2, 2023 – If you travel on Iowa 14 in Knoxville you need to be aware of an upcoming railroad crossing repair project that may slow down your trip. At 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 9 until Saturday, Oct. 14, weather permitting, construction crews will close the roadway so they can make repairs to the BNSF railroad crossing on Iowa 14. While work is taking place you will follow a marked detour route by using Iowa 92,...
QUAD CITIES – Oct. 2, 2023 – The Iowa Department of Transportation plans to use controlled explosives during the removal of several piers from the old I-74 bridge that once spanned the Mississippi River between Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois. The demolition operation is scheduled to take place on Sunday, Oct. 15 beginning as early as 7 a.m., weather permitting. The demolition contractor, Helm Group, will use controlled explosives to remove the piers. The use of explosives will require a...
September 28, 2023
JEFFERSON, Iowa – Sept. 28, 2023 – If you travel on Story County Road S-14/Southwest 3rd Street south of U.S. 30 in Nevada you need to be aware of an upcoming road paving project that may slow down your trip. At 7 a.m. Monday, Oct. 2 until Friday, Oct. 20, weather permitting, construction crews will close Story County Road S-14/Southwest 3rd Street south of U.S. 30 between 250th Street and West Maple Avenue so they can work on paving from...
September 27, 2023
NOTE: The Iowa Department of Transportation is sending this news release via our system as a courtesy to The Upper Mississippi River Basin Association. Sept. 27, 2023 - The Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) is expanding on a regional effort to improve freight mobility through innovative, strategic approaches as well as to promote the inland waterways to improve the nation’s overall transportation system. The Upper Mississippi River System and the Missouri River are vital transportation corridors, connecting the Midwest...
September 26, 2023
JEFFERSON, Iowa – Sept. 26, 2023 – If you travel on U.S. 30 in Nevada you need to be aware of an upcoming bridge construction project that may slow down your trip. On Thursday and Monday nights, Sept. 28, and Oct. 2, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting, crews will place beams on the Story County Road S-14 bridge over U.S. 30. This will require closing roadway so crews can safely set bridge beams. While U.S. 30 is...
AMES, Iowa – Sept.26, 2023 – Your help is needed as the Iowa Department of Transportation looks at future transportation needs on U.S. 34 from the Monroe-Wapello county line to Ottumwa in Wapello county. Studying this corridor and getting your feedback on the vision of U.S. 34 will help establish a common foundation for a variety of transportation plans in the future. Corridor Study Video and Visioning Survey: When: Anytime between Tuesday, Sept. 26 – Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023 Corridor...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Sept. 26, 2023 – If you travel on Singing Hills Boulevard/Iowa 376 in Sioux City you need to be aware of a road closure that may impact your travel. Crews need to make repairs to the Union Pacific Railroad crossing on Singing Hills Boulevard/Iowa 376 at Lewis Boulevard on Thursday, Sept. 28, from 9:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., weather permitting. While construction crews work on this project, you will be detoured around the work zone using...
September 25, 2023
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Sept. 25, 2023 – If you travel on Iowa 3 in Le Mars you need to be aware of a road closure that may impact your travel. The project to update the pavement and improve a railroad crossing in Le Mars is set to begin Monday, Oct. 2 and run through Friday, Oct. 27, weather permitting. While construction crews work on this project, you will be detoured around the work zone using 1st Street NE/NW and...
September 21, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 21, 2023 – Do you need a floor jack, band saw, or pick-up? The Iowa Department of Transportation will be selling shop equipment and several light- and heavy-duty vehicles online beginning Friday, Sept. 22. The auction, held on www.govdeals.com, will run through Oct. 2. To get in on the action: Go to govdeals.com. Select “Register” Complete the registration form Sign in with a temporary password that was sent to your email when you registered Once you...
September 20, 2023
DES MOINES, Iowa – Sept. 20, 2023 – If you drive on westbound Interstate 235 near 63rd Street in Des Moines you need to be aware of a construction project that may slow down your trip beginning on Sunday night, Sept. 24, until Friday, Oct. 13, weather permitting. Construction crews need to shift traffic on westbound I-235 near 63rd Street and close the westbound I-235 exit ramp to 63rd Street (exit 4) so they can work on bridge abutment repair...