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Traffic shift on U.S. 20 east Sioux City scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 22

November 21, 2023

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Nov. 21, 2023 – If you’re traveling on U.S. 20 east of Sioux City, traffic lanes will be shifted onto the recently reconstructed ramps and eastbound lanes on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at noon, weather permitting. Please pay close attention to all signs in the area as you get adjusted to the new traffic pattern. Help keep everyone on the road safer. Drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area,...

Nighttime road closures on I-80 at the I-35/I-80/I-235 east systems interchange in Polk County begin on Thursday night, Nov. 30

Des Moines, Iowa – Nov. 21, 2023 – If you drive near the Interstate 35/80/235 east systems interchange you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project that may slow down your trip. Nighttime construction work to place bridge beams for the new bridge at the I-35/I-80/I-235 east systems interchange will require closing westbound I-80, the ramp from westbound I-80 to westbound I-235, and the loop from eastbound I-235 to westbound I-80 on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 11 p.m....

Nighttime full closure of westbound I-80 at the 1st Avenue interchange (exit 242) in Johnson County begins on Monday, Nov. 20

November 17, 2023

DAVENPORT, Iowa – Nov. 17, 2023 – If you drive on westbound Interstate 80 in Johnson County you need to be aware of a construction project for the new I-80/1st Avenue interchange that could slow down your trip. Construction crews will close the westbound I-80 at exit 242 nightly from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the following nights: Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 20 and 21 Monday through Thursday, Nov. 27, 28, 29 and 30 Sunday through Thursday, Dec. 3,...

Nighttime alternating lane closures on I-80 in Polk County begin Monday night, Nov. 20

GRIMES, Iowa – Nov. 17, 2023 – If you travel on Interstate 80 near Altoona you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project next week that may slow down your trip. Starting on Monday night, Nov. 20, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting, construction crews will work on resurfacing the bridge decks on I-80 over Fourmile Creek near Altoona. This will require alternating lane closures on the westbound lanes of I-80. On Tuesday night, Nov. 21,...

Traffic pattern changes at the new interchange near Floyd begin on Monday afternoon, Nov. 20

November 16, 2023

MASON CITY, Iowa – Nov. 16, 2023 – If you drive on U.S. 18/U.S. 218/Iowa 27 near Floyd you need to be aware of traffic pattern changes as the new interchange near Floyd opens on Monday afternoon, Nov. 20, Currently, U.S. 18/U.S. 218/Iowa 27 traffic is in a head-to-head traffic pattern using the eastbound lanes and ramps. If you are driving west, you will be switched to the new outside westbound lanes and be able to use the westbound ramps...

Update: Nighttime intermittent lane closures on the bridge over U.S. 30 near Cedar Rapids begin tonight at 8 p.m.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nov. 16, 2023 – If you travel south on Interstate 380 to reach eastbound U.S. 30 near Cedar Rapids you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project that may slow down your trip. Starting on Thursday night, Nov. 16, until Friday, Dec. 8, weather permitting, construction crews will intermittently close lanes on the bridge over U.S. 30 for the southbound I-380 to eastbound U.S. 30 ramp from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily so...

Illinois DOT releases information related to the I-80 Mississippi River Bridge project in the Quad Cities

November 15, 2023

Editor’s note: This news release is being sent through the Iowa Department of Transportation’s news release distribution as a courtesy to the Illinois Department of Transportation AMES, Iowa – Nov. 15, 2023 – Now that the Interstate 74 bridge connecting Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois, is completed, the Illinois and Iowa DOTs are focused on your input for a new I-80 bridge in the area. The Illinois DOT is the lead agency for the I-80 project. They held the fourth...

Nighttime intermittent lane closures on the bridge over U.S. 30 near Cedar Rapids begin on Thursday night, Nov. 16

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nov. 15, 2023 – If you travel south on Interstate 380 to reach eastbound U.S. 30 near Cedar Rapids you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project that may slow down your trip. Starting on Thursday night, Nov. 16, until Friday, Dec. 8, weather permitting, construction crews will intermittently close lanes on the bridge over U.S. 30 for the southbound I-380 to eastbound U.S. 30 ramp from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily so...

Actions taken at Iowa Transportation Commission on Tuesday, Nov. 14

November 14, 2023

AMES, Iowa – Nov. 14, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today in Ames. Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, Nov. 14 Order Number Title Action taken Presenter D-2024-21 Approve Minutes of the Oct. 10, 2023 Commission Meeting Approved Cindy Dorhout, Commission assistant, 515-239-1067 TD-2024-22 Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) –Cedar Rapids Approved Deb Arp, team leader, Systems Planning Bureau, 515-239-1681 TD-2024-23 Commercial Service Terminal Program Approved (Link to news release) Tim McClung, aviation...

Iowa Transportation Commission approves award for commercial service airport terminal improvements

AMES, Iowa – Nov. 14, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved $10 million for the Commercial Service Terminal Program. The Commercial Service Terminal Program will provide $10 million for commercial service airport terminal improvements. The program is funded through an appropriation from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund. To be eligible, applicant airports were required to provide a 90 percent local match that did not include the use of federal funds. A grant was awarded toward the new airport...

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