BRITT, Iowa – July 30, 2008 – Road work on U.S. 69 from the north intersection with Iowa 3 east to before First Street SE in Belmond will close lanes beginning today at 11 a.m., according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Britt construction office. The hot mix asphalt joint and crack sealing project will require the roadway to be reduced to one lane during operations. Traffic will be assisted with flaggers and a pilot car. The project is expected...
AMES, Iowa – July 30, 2008 – 6:30 a.m. – The Iowa Department of Transportation has updated information on state highways closed due to water over the road. Update: U.S. 65: in Lucas County – The road is open to traffic from Lucas County Road H-50 to the city of Lucas. Iowa 28: in Warren County – Repairs are currently being made to the shoulder south of Norwalk. The roadway is expected to be fully open to traffic by 10...
CRESTON, Iowa – July 29, 2008 – Traffic will be restricted to one lane on Iowa 92 at the intersection of U.S. 169 in Winterset beginning Wednesday, July 30, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Creston construction office. Electronic traffic signals will be in place to direct traffic. An 11-foot width lane restriction will be in place for the duration of the project, which is scheduled for completion Aug. 15. The Iowa DOT asks motorists to drive with...
AMES, Iowa – July 29, 2008 – 2:15 p.m. – The Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the following state highways due to water over the road. Update: Iowa 92: in Warren County – Both lanes of traffic have been restored east of Ackworth. The road was closed on both sides due to flooding of the South River. Continued closures: U.S. 34: in Lucas County – The road is closed from Lucas County Road S-23 west of Chariton to U.S....
AMES, Iowa – July 29, 2008 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s driver’s license renewal station at River Place, 2339 Euclid Ave. in Des Moines was without power today and is scheduled to resume normal operations on Wednesday. In the meantime, anyone needing driver’s license services may go to the Motor Vehicle Center located off the Corporate Woods exit in Ankeny. ##
Iowa travelers warned of flooded roadways AMES, Iowa – July 29, 2008 – 1:15 p.m. – The Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the following state highways due to water over the road. New closure: Iowa 28: in Warren County – The road is closed south of Norwalk due to flooding of the North River. The suggested detour is Warren County Road G-24 and Iowa 5. Continued closures: U.S. 34: in Lucas County – The road is closed from Lucas...
Overnight closures scheduled for Interstate 80/29 near the 24th Street bridge in Council Bluffs ATLANTIC, Iowa – July 28, 2008 – Overnight closures on Interstate 80/29 are scheduled for Aug. 2-6 to allow for the removal of the east portion of the current 24th Street bridge, according to the Iowa DOT’s District 4 Office in Atlantic. The bridge removal is part of the Iowa DOT’s Council Bluffs Interstate System (CBIS) improvements project. Interstate 80/29 westbound lanes will be closed Saturday...
AMES, Iowa – July 29, 2008 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) driver’s license renewal center at River Place, 2339 Euclid Ave. in Des Moines is without power this morning. The Iowa DOT will notify the public when service is restored. #
Iowa travelers warned of flooded roadways AMES, Iowa – July 29, 2008 – 7:15 a.m. – The Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the following state highways due to water over the road. Update: Iowa 5: in Marion County – All lanes of traffic have been restored on Iowa 5 in Marion County south of Iowa 92 and north of Marion County Road T-17. Continued closures: U.S. 34: in Lucas County – The road is closed from Lucas County Road...
AMES, Iowa – July 29, 2008 – 6:45 a.m. – The Iowa Department of Transportation has closed the following state highways due to water over the road. New closures since the last update: Iowa 92: in Warren County – The road is closed on both sides of South River east of Ackworth. Continued closures: U.S. 34: in Lucas County – The road is closed from Lucas County Road S-23 west of Chariton to U.S. 65 north at the city of...