September 2008
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Sept. 24, 2008 – A 200-foot long segment of Iowa 202 south of Moulton in Appanoose County, is scheduled to be closed for repair beginning Monday, Sept. 29, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's (DOT) District 5 Office. The work zone is approximately 2.5 miles south of Moulton at milepost 4.75. Heavy rains earlier this summer created a shoulder washout over a wooden box roadway culvert. This project will replace the old culvert with new 30-inch...
MARTENSDALE, Iowa – Sept. 24, 2008 – Iowa 14 has been reduced to one lane from Marion County Road G-40 to Marion County Road G-28 to allow Iowa Department of Transportation bridge inspection crews to work on a bridge in the area. Traffic is being assisted through the closure by flaggers. The roadway will be returned to normal when workers are not present. The inspection work is expected to be completed by Friday afternoon. The Iowa DOT asks motorists to...
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Sept. 24, 2008 – Road construction work on U.S. 30 between Story County Road S-14 (Airport Road in Nevada) and Marshall County Road S-52 will restrict traffic to one lane in the east- and westbound lanes starting Friday, Sept. 26, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Marshalltown construction office. The project is expected to be completely by Oct. 16, weather permitting. The road construction work will take place during weekdays with one lane open to...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Sept. 24, 2008 – Repair work is scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 25 on U.S. 63 in Waterloo from Jefferson Street north to Donald Street, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Work associated with this project will include various types of asphalt patching that will be underway during daytime hours. At least one lane of traffic in each direction will remain open at all times over the two-day project. Additional patching...
ATLANTIC, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2008 –For motorists heading to the grand opening of the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge Sunday, Sept. 28 at the old Playland Park area in Council Bluffs, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) offers these suggested routes. · Motorists travelling on Interstate 29 from the north should use the Avenue G exit, then Avenue G to 40th St. This street wraps around the south end of Playland Park. · Motorists travelling on I-29 from the south...
CHARITON, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2008 – Traffic exiting southbound Interstate 35 in Osceola will be detoured beginning Wednesday, Sept. 24, according the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Chariton construction office. The continuing reconstruction of the interstate and interchanges at Osceola will cause the southbound ramp at exit 33 to be closed. Travelers accessing the city from the north will be advised to continue traveling south past Osceola to exit 29 (Clarke County Road H-45), then access northbound I-35 to...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2008 – Travelers west of Fairfield on U.S. 34 will access a new route beginning Thursday, Sept. 25, according the Iowa Department of Transportation's (DOT) Mount Pleasant construction office. Traffic will be moved to a head-to-head pattern on U.S. 34 from mile post 208 east for approximately one mile where the roadway will return to four lanes to the new overpass at existing U.S. 34. Hemlock Avenue and Filbert Avenue will remain open. Existing...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2008 – A reconstruction project on U.S. 30/U.S. 67 in the city of Clinton has begun, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. The project begins just east of 25th Place and ends on South 4th Street. During the first phase of the project, Liberty Avenue will be reconstructed with traffic maintained on Comanche Avenue. When this phase is complete, Comanche Avenue will be reconstructed with traffic shifted to Liberty Avenue....
JEFFERSON, Iowa – Sept. 22, 2008 – A patching and joint seal project on northbound Interstate 35 will close the rest area south of Story City to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23 until 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Jefferson construction office. As always, please use caution when traveling through the work zone. Allow ample space between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead of you, minimize distractions, wear...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Sept. 22, 2008 – Interstate 29 traffic will be restricted to one lane in the north- and southbound lanes beginning Sept. 29 from the Pottawattamie County line to the South Dakota boarder for concrete patching, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's (DOT) Sioux City construction office. The patching project is scheduled to be completed Nov. 14, weather permitting. The Iowa DOT asks motorists to drive with caution and obey posted signs in the work area....