March 2008
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation's New Hampton construction office has approved work to begin on Iowa 346 from U.S. 218 in Nashua east to U.S. 63 on Monday April 7, weather permitting. Work associated with this project includes asphalt resurfacing and widening, guardrail updates, and safety upgrades at several entrances. In order to maintain traffic during this project, flaggers and pilot cars will be used. Minor delays can be anticipated within the project limits. As always,...
MANCHESTER, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation's Manchester construction office has approved a major patching and resurfacing project on Interstate 380 to begin Tuesday night, April 1. The project will extend on I-380 from I-80 to 33rd Ave. in Cedar Rapids and is expected to continue throughout the summer. Traffic will be intermittently restricted to one lane in either direction throughout the entire project area during overnight hours under the following schedule: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday evenings...
MANCHESTER, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation's Manchester construction office has approved a lane restriction on westbound U.S. 20 approximately one-half mile west of Iowa 136 in Dyersville, beginning Wednesday, April 2 and run through July. Westbound U.S. 20 will be restricted to one 11-foot wide lane at the bridge over the North Fork of the Maquoketa River to allow for bridge repairs. All loads wider than 11 feet will be required to find an alternate route through the...
AMES, Iowa – Work on a nearby water main will cause the closure of the Iowa Department of Transportation's (Iowa DOT) driver's license renewal station at Polk County River Place, 2339 Euclid Ave. in Des Moines, on Wednesday, April 2. The driver's license renewal station will resume normal operations Thursday, April 3. Drivers wishing to renew licenses may go to any driver's license issuance site. The location and hours of these facilities can be found at http://www.iamvd.com/ods/dlsites.htm
AMES, Iowa – With spring planting season about to begin, motorists are urged to use caution and be aware of the limitations of slow-moving vehicles on Iowa roadways. While fatalities and major injury crashes involving farm vehicles decreases from 2006 to 2007, caution is a key to safety according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials. Data for 2007 shows a total of 196 crashes involved farm equipment, which resulted in five fatalities (down from 8 in 2006), 18 major injuries...
MANCHESTER, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation's Manchester construction office has approved a major patching and resurfacing project on Interstate 380 to begin Tuesday night, April 1. The project will extend on I-380 from I-80 to 33rd Ave. in Cedar Rapids and is expected to continue throughout the summer. Traffic will be intermittently restricted to one lane in either direction throughout the entire project area during overnight hours under the following schedule: 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday evenings...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – A project to remove dead trees along Interstate 80 in Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Scott counties has begun, according to Iowa Department of Transportation. Motorists may witness workers on the shoulders, and are urged to remain alert and use caution when traveling through these interstate areas. Vieth Construction Corporation of Cedar Falls, was awarded the $22,574 contract. Work is scheduled for completion in May 2008. #
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Traffic on U.S. 6 will be reduced to one lane in each direction between 12 th Avenue and 22 nd Avenue in Coralville, beginning at 7 p.m., March 31, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) Cedar Rapids Field Office. Lane closures in both eastbound and westbound U.S. 6 will be used to allow for pavement patching. The Iowa DOT is allowing only nighttime lane closures starting at 7 p.m. through 6 a.m. during...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation's Sioux City construction office has approved the closure of Court Street at the Gordon Drive Monday, March 31, as part of the first stage of the Iowa 12/Gordon Drive Viaduct project. Tthe bridge deck overlay project on the Iowa 12/Gordon Drive Viaduct is scheduled to resume Monday with one lane in each direction of Iowa 12 will be reduced 10 feet when the contractor is working. Cramer and Associates of Des...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Transportation's Sioux City construction office has approved work to begin Monday, March 31 on Iowa 141 over the West Branch of the Little Sioux River east of Hornick. The project includes placing rip rap along the river's edge to better protect the bridge from possible water damage. Traffic will be maintained through the project. Peterson Contracting Inc. of Reinbeck is the contractor on the $52,000 project. Completion is scheduled for the end...