November 2008
ATLANTIC, Iowa – Nov. 26, 2008 – Sign installation work will briefly interrupt traffic on southbound Interstate 29 Tuesday, Dec. 2, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 4 Office. The single lane closure on I-29 will be in place beginning at 8 p.m. at mile marker 74 in Harrison County to prepare the area for the sign installation. All lanes of southbound I-29 will be closed briefly twice while the contractor lifts the sign trusses...
ATLANTIC, Iowa – Nov. 26, 2008 – Sign installation work will briefly interrupt traffic on southbound Interstate 29 and westbound Interstate 80 in Council Bluffs Monday, Dec. 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 4 Office. There will be single lane closures on southbound I-29 south of 9th Avenue beginning at 8 p.m. All lanes of southbound I-29 will be closed to traffic twice during the sign installation process, for up to 20 minutes each...
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 26, 2008 – The proposed replacement of the Broadway viaduct (U.S. 6) in Council Bluffs will be discussed at a public meeting Tuesday, Dec. 9, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT). The Iowa DOT will hold the meeting at the Council Bluffs Community Hall, 205 South Main St. The public is invited to attend anytime between 5:30 and 7 p.m. No formal presentation will be made at this meeting; however, details of the proposed...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Nov. 25, 2008 – The Iowa Department of Transportation urges motorists to use extra caution on Interstate 80 westbound at the Illinois state line while workers replace an overhead sign on the Mississippi River bridge. The left lane will be closed during the sign replacement. The work is expected to be completed by 10:30 a.m. today. Motorists should use caution in the work zone, as workers will be present. Obey all posted signs. Allow ample space between...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Nov.25, 2008 – Motorists in the area should use extra caution on westbound Interstate 280 from Interstate 80 to exit 1 (U.S. 6) as the Iowa Department of Transportation is performing slow-moving maintenance operations. The right lane will be closed for making pavement repairs. The patching work is expected to be completed by 10:30 a.m. today. Motorists should use caution in the work zone, as flaggers and other workers will be present. Obey all posted signs. Allow...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – Nov. 24, 2008 – Concrete patching on westbound U.S. 34 will restrict the roadway to one lane though Wednesday, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Mount Pleasant construction office. The patching work has begun on the outside lane of westbound U.S. 34 at mile post 208 west of Fairfield. Tomorrow and Wednesday, the work will switch to the inside lane. While the project is in process, the open lane will be restricted to a...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Nov. 24, 2008 – Bridge maintenance will restrict southbound Interstate 35 to one lane between exit 4 (U.S. 69) to exit 12 (Iowa 2) in Decatur County through tomorrow morning, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 5 maintenance office. The Iowa DOT urges motorists to use caution in the work zone. Obey all posted signs. Allow ample space between vehicles, minimize distractions and always wear your seat belt. #
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 24, 2008 – Starting today and running through Nov. 30, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will use permanent dynamic message signs to remind Iowans to “Click It or Ticket – Seat Belts Save Lives.” The signs are located in the Ames, Mason City, Sioux City, Iowa City, Council Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Quad Cities, and Des Moines metro areas. The enforcement campaign is part of Iowa’s special Traffic Enforcement Program (sTEP), a coordinated effort by law...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Nov. 24, 2008 – Maintenance will restrict lanes in both directions of Interstate 80 from exit 280 (Scott County Road Y-30) to exit 306 (U.S. 67) today, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 6 maintenance office. The left lane of each direction of traffic will be intermittently closed as Iowa DOT maintenance workers repair the roadway. The slow-moving maintenance operation presents significant danger to Iowa DOT workers. To minimize that danger, the Iowa DOT...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nov. 21, 2008 – Pothole patching on westbound Iowa 100 will restrict traffic this morning, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cedar Rapids maintenance office. The work is set to take place on westbound Iowa 100 beginning at the intersection Interstate 380 and continuing to just before Iowa 922. The pothole patching project is expected to wrap up by early afternoon. Pothole patching is one of the most dangerous operations performed by Iowa DOT...