March 2009
AMES, Iowa – March 24. 2009 – Funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, combined with other local, state and federal highway funds, as well as construction work carried over from 2008, will help Iowa set an all-time record for spending on roads and bridges this year. More than $1 billion in state highway projects will be underway this season. This will mean there will be a significant increase in the level of construction and maintenance...
ATLANTIC, Iowa – March 23, 2009 – With the temperatures beginning to warm up and spring finally here, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is beginning a very busy construction season. Several projects are scheduled to begin in Southwest Iowa as weather permits. I-29 in Mills Count – March 23 Today, weather permitting, a patching and median crossover projected is scheduled to begin on Interstate 29 in Mills County. Traffic will be directed to the outside lanes in each direction...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – March 20, 2009 –The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) invites media and the public to attend a news conference April 3 to kick off National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week. April 6-10 marks the 10th anniversary of National Work Zone Awareness Week. The national campaign is conducted every year at the start of the construction season to attract national attention for motorists to drive carefully through highway construction and repair sites. Each year, approximately 1,000 people...
MANCHESTER, Iowa – March 19, 2009 – A patching and asphalt resurfacing project will begin Monday, March 23, on U.S. 52 between Luxemburg and Guttenberg, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Manchester construction office. Traffic will be reduced to one lane with a 12-foot width limit and an 8-foot width granular shoulder. This restriction is scheduled to be in effect during the daytime hours, Monday through Friday. Flaggers and a pilot car will assist traffic through...
DES MOINES, Iowa – March 19, 2009 – Maintenance work will close the left lane of eastbound Interstate 80 at milepost 123 (west mixmaster) today, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT). The speed limit in this work zone will be reduced to 55 mph. The lane restriction is expected be in effect from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work area,...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – March 18, 2009 – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that nighttime road construction work on Interstate 74 near the Mississippi River bridge is scheduled for the nighttime hours of Thursday, March 19, Monday, March 23, and Tuesday, March 24, to replace the sign trusses over I-74, weather permitting. The project will be completed at night with work beginning at 8 p.m. and all lanes open to traffic by 6 a.m. The road work will restrict...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – March 18, 2009 – Nighttime bridge washing will cause lane closures on the Interstate 74 Mississippi River Bridge in Bettendorf beginning Monday, April 6, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. The restrictions will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays. The project is expected to be completed May 5, weather permitting. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs...
AMES, Iowa – March 18, 2009 – “Attention all skilled highway construction workers and equipment operators – jobs in Iowa are available.” That’s the message the Associated General Contractors of Iowa’s (AGCIA) new career Web site http://www.agciajobs.com/ is sending to Iowans and others interested in working for Iowa businesses. Robert Cramer, co-president of Cramer and Associates Inc., a Grimes-based highway/heavy contractor, and senior vice-president of AGC of Iowa, said, “We’ve struggled for many years trying to find skilled help, so...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – March 17, 2009 – U.S. 61 traffic will be restricted to one lane in both north- and southbound lanes from Ricker Hill Road North to Howell Street in Davenport starting Monday, March 23, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. The restrictions, which will be in effect from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, are necessary for pavement painting, shoulder work and patching. The project is expected to be completed May...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – March 17, 2009 – The right lane on northbound Interstate 380 between exits 23 and 24A in Cedar Rapids is scheduled to be closed overnights starting Monday night, March 23, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. The restriction, which will be in effect from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, is necessary for traffic sign installation. The project is expected to be completed March 27, weather permitting. The Iowa DOT...