January 2008
AMES , Iowa – Registration is now being accepted for the Fifth Annual Motorcycle Safety Forum. The Iowa Traffic Safety Alliance, a diverse partnership of highway safety practitioners in engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency services, is facilitating the event March 14 at the Sheraton West Des Moines, 1800 - 50 th St., from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorcycle fatalities have increased significantly, both in Iowa and nationally, since the late 1990s. Iowa has more than 200,000 licensed motorcycle operators...
AMES, Iowa – The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 from Owatonna to Albert Lea, Minn. opened at approximately 5:45 this morning. The northbound lanes remain open. The Iowa Department of Public Safety is reporting most roads in north central Iowa as partially covered, and high winds and blowing snow may continue to cause hazardous driving conditions and low visibility in northern Iowa and southern Minnesota this morning. The Iowa DOT will be monitoring conditions...
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is seeking nonprofit private and public agencies to submit applications to participate in the 2008 Urban Youth Corps program. The program objectives are to provide transportation-related work projects and training opportunities to youth between the ages of 16 and 21 who face barriers to employment and accomplish meaningful and productive improvements to transportation facilities. This is a cost-reimbursement program that requires participating agencies to pay expenses prior to seeking reimbursement...
AMES, Iowa - In cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation (DOT), the Iowa DOT is warning travelers of an additional interstate closure in that state. The Iowa DOT is also reminding motorists of the blizzard warnings and wind chill advisories posted for Iowa that will make travel hazardous. Minnesota interstate closures At 2 p.m. this afternoon, the Minnesota DOT and Minnesota State Patrol closed the westbound lanes of Interstate 90 between St. Charles to Dover due to a multi-vehicle...
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is reporting that there are several isolated areas throughout the northern half of Iowa where roadways may be closed due to the white-out conditions and a rash of motor vehicle crashes. Travel is not advised in the blizzard area, which spreads from the northwest near Storm Lake to Charles City in northeast Iowa; and north to the Minnesota border and south to U.S. 30. Due to zero visibility, Iowa DOT...
AMES, Iowa – According to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), high winds and blowing snow are causing hazardous driving conditions and zero visibility in northern Iowa. Travel is not recommended in the northern portion of the state from Iowa 4 in northwest Iowa east to the Wisconsin state line, and points north to the Minnesota state line and south to just south of U.S. 20. In cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation and State Patrol, the Iowa DOT...
AMES, Iowa – The proposed replacement of the east- and westbound bridges on I-80 over the Iowa Interstate Railroad's track one-half mile west of Adair County Road N-54 will be discussed at a public meeting in Adair Thursday, Jan. 31, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). The Iowa DOT will hold the meeting in the Adair City Hall , 320 Audubon St. The public is invited to attend anytime between 4:30 and 6 p.m. No formal presentation...
AMES, Iowa – The National Weather Service is predicting snow for the majority of the state, with up to six inches expected in the central part of the state. While the snow is forecast to end early Thursday, winds are expected to be strong with temperatures dipping to dangerous levels in the next few days, making blowing and drifting snow a danger in many parts of the state. With this winter weather event, Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) officials...
AMES, Iowa – The proposed replacement of a bridge on U.S. 18 over the Little Sioux River approximately three miles east of the east U.S. 18/71 junction will be discussed at a public meeting in Spencer Thursday, Jan. 24, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). The Iowa DOT will hold the meeting in the Spencer Public Library, 21 E. Third St. The public is invited to attend anytime between noon and 2 p.m. No formal presentation will...
Ames , Iowa – Salt Brine, water saturated or nearly saturated with rock salt, is preserving more than pickles and meat these days, it's preserving safety on the primary highway system. The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) uses salt brine as a tool to help keep roads safe and passable during the winter months, when weather conditions allow. The salt brine is a simple solution of rock salt and water made at Iowa DOT maintenance garages. About two pounds...