February 2008
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Pavement patching work is scheduled for I-380 Saturday, March 1, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (Iowa DOT) Cedar Rapids office. Lane closures will be used in the areas as needed. The Iowa DOT asks motorists to drive with caution, stay alert, watch their speed, wear their seat belts, and use extra caution when traveling through the area. Cold-mix asphalt materials to repair potholes will be used for the temporary pavement patching. Using these materials...
AMES, Iowa –Motorists can expect increased safety at 26 highway-railroad crossings around the state. The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) will spend $4 million among 26 locations to install new signals or upgrade existing signals that warn motorists of the presence of a train. Significant decreases in train-vehicle crashes have been noted at crossings where upgrades have been previously installed. A list of the specific locations for the planned installations can be found at www.iowarail.com. The Iowa DOT expects...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony G. Lazarowicz, P.E., to the position of district engineer in the District 3 office in Sioux City. District 3 encompasses 19 counties in northwest Iowa. Lazarowicz replaces Richard Michaelis who retired Feb. 21 after more than 22 years of service with the Iowa DOT, the past eight as District 3 engineer. Lazarowicz, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, has been...
AMES, Iowa – The proposed intersection reconstruction at Iowa 2 and Iowa 5 in Centerville will be discussed at a public meeting in Centerville Thursday, March 6, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). The Iowa DOT will hold the meeting in the Centerville City Council Chambers, 312 E. Maple St . The public is invited to attend anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. No formal presentation will be made at this meeting; however, details of the proposed...
ATLANTIC, Iowa – The new Interstate 80 Missouri River bridge project in Council Bluffs was awarded to Jensen Construction Company of Des Moines, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT). This $56.1 million project is part of Council Bluffs Interstate System (CBIS) improvement project. The project is expected to be completed in May 2010. The contractor will begin work next week. Motorists should experience few, if any, impacts during the project since most of the work will occur...
AMES, Iowa – Today, The Transportation Information Program (TRIP) of Washington, D.C. released a report on the condition of Iowa 's bridges. Iowa Department of Transportation Director Nancy Richardson responded to the report by saying, “The report is a fair assessment of the condition of Iowa 's aging infrastructure. But as the report suggests, the federal rating system and terms like ‘structurally deficient' and ‘functionally obsolete' do not mean the bridges are unsafe. They are simply classifications under the federal...
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) will close southbound U.S. 218 at milepost 186.5 near the Waterloo Airport at approximately 6 p.m. tonight. The closure is expected to last up to three hours. Traffic will be detoured along a designated route. The closure is necessary to remove a sign truss damaged by a semi crash earlier today.
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) will close southbound U.S. 218 at milepost 186.5 near the Waterloo Airport at approximately 6 p.m. tonight. The closure is expected to last up to three hours. Traffic will be detoured along a designated route. The closure is necessary to remove a sign truss damaged by a semi crash earlier today.
AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) maintenance forces have been working continuously in many areas of the state to bring roads to normal winter driving condition. The recent heavy snow, wind and low temperatures are hampering those efforts in eastern and northeastern Iowa. The warmer temperatures Sunday afternoon caused melting that refroze on Iowa roadways over night into Monday. High winds continue to blow snow across the roadways where warm vehicle tires are bonding blowing snow...
AMES, Iowa – According to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT), Iowa 13 from Manchester in Delaware County north to the Iowa 3 junction at the Delaware/Clayton county line is now passable, but driving lanes are still very narrow. The Iowa State Patrol is not recommending travel in parts of northeast Iowa, including a section of Interstate 80 from Grinnell (exit 182) to West Branch (exit 254).