February 2009
DES MOINES, Iowa – Feb. 27, 2009 – Mid-American Energy will be conducting utility work over Interstate 235 near the Broadway Ave. bridge Sunday morning, March 1, weather permitting. To accommodate this project, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will close the roadway briefly in both directions, as well as both the east- and westbound I-80 entrance ramps to I-235. Law enforcement will provide traffic control using a rolling roadblock to assist motorists through the work area during two 20-minute...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 26, 2009 – Southbound Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids will be reduced to one this morning to allow crews to reset a light pole, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT). The light pole will be set at exit 18, two miles north of the I-380 interchange with U.S. 30. The roadway is expected to fully reopen by noon. The Iowa DOT urges motorists to use caution in the area, obey posted signs, reduce distractions...
CRESTON, Iowa – Feb. 26, 2009 – Weather permitting, eastbound Interstate 80 in Adair County will be reduced to one lane March 2 for construction activities, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Creston construction office. The work had originally been scheduled for Feb. 24. The work zone will be located from mile post 75 to mile post 76. Workers are expected to be in the area from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weather permitting. The Iowa DOT urges...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 25, 2009 – A tricky late winter storm is set to bear down on many parts of Iowa staring early tomorrow morning. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is warning motorists to watch local forecasts and road condition reports very carefully, as this storm is expected to bring rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow and blowing snow, depending on the track of the storm. Pavement temperatures have increased with the warmer weather the last few days, but...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 25, 2009 – Patching work on Interstate 74 in the Quad Cities will restrict the roadway to one lane in each direction today, according the Iowa Department of Transportation. Iowa DOT crews will be patching I-74 from exit 4 (U.S. 67) to exit 298 (I-80) until approximately 3 p.m. today. The Iowa DOT urges motorists to use caution in the area, obey posted signs, reduce distractions and always wear seat belts. #
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 25, 2009 – Roadway patching will reduce Iowa 22 to one lane in the city of Riverside for a second day, according the Iowa Department of Transportation. Workers are expected to be patching the roadway from Iowa 1 to U.S. 218 until late this afternoon . Flaggers will be in place to assist motorists through the work zone. The Iowa DOT urges motorists to use caution in the area, obey flagger instructions and posted signs, reduce...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 25, 2009 – Maintenance work will restrict lanes on northbound U.S. 218/Iowa 27 north of Iowa 16 in Henry County today, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. One lane of northbound U.S. 218/Iowa 27 is expected to be closed until late this afternoon as crews perform maintenance activities. The Iowa DOT urges motorists to use caution in the area, obey posted signs, reduce distractions and always wear seat belts. #
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 25, 2009 – The traveling public may notice a new addition to the landscape along Interstate 35/80 in Des Moines near the N.W. Beaver Road overpass. Two new technologies are now working in unison to collect highway data necessary for Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) decision makers. A wind turbine powering state-of-the-art laser sensors allows for safe, continuous data collection. The data collection technology implemented on I-35/80 in September 2008, uses the AxelLight laser sensor, which...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 24, 2009 – Aviation contractors hired by the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will be performing aerial seeding and fertilizing along the state's highways as soon as weather permits. This method of roadside erosion control has been used by the Iowa DOT for many years because of its cost-saving benefits, ability to cover vast areas and success rate. Seed is best applied in the late winter months so that it will germinate in the spring. The...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 24, 2009 – According to Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) officials, nine Iowa communities or nonprofit organizations have been awarded funds from the Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) program. Funding for this program is generated through Iowa's state income tax check-off, which generated $29,510 in the 2007 tax year. This is the sixth and final year of funding for the program, and applications totaling $67,777 were received. Seventy percent of those funds are allocated to local beautification...