CHARITON, Iowa – July 30, 2009 – Construction work in Davis County where Iowa 2 and U.S. 63 run congruently has caused one lane of the roadway to be closed intermittently, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Chariton construction office. When lane restrictions are in place, traffic will be assisted through the half-mile work zone by flaggers and a pilot car. The roadway will be returned to normal when lane restrictions are not in place. The construction project...
AMES, Iowa – July 30, 2009 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Thursday, Aug. 13, 2009, in Albion to discuss the proposed improvement to Iowa 330 from Marshall County Road E-29 north to Albion. The public is invited to attend the meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the Albion Fire Station, 100 S. Main St. This public information meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. No formal presentation will...
AMES, Iowa – July 30, 2009 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is now distributing the 2009 Iowa Transportation Map for Bicyclists. This popular publication has been updated to show new four-foot, paved shoulders and recreational trails completed since the 2008 edition. As in past editions, the 2009 map highlights bike-friendly routes by identifying bike trails and providing traffic levels on all paved roads. The map also includes insets of Iowa's 16 largest cities. By state law, a person...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – July 29, 2009 – Construction activities will close the left lane of eastbound U.S. 30 between Kirkwood Boulevard and C Street in Cedar Rapids from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cedar Rapids construction office. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that...
DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 29, 2009 – According to Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Davenport construction office, preparation is underway to enhance the roadside and control soil erosion with a revetment project on U.S. 30 in Clinton County. The project is scheduled from Aug. 3 to the end of October, weather permitting, west of Calamus at the east channel of the Wapsipinicon River. This roadside work may cause brief, intermittent lane closures with a 12-foot lane width restriction in place during...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – July 28, 2009 – Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) announces a new Web site dedicated to information on the Interstate 74 corridor reconstruction project in the Quad Cities. The I-74 project, to improve traffic flow and mobility along the corridor and provide a functional and aesthetically pleasing bridge across the Mississippi River, is a joint effort of the Iowa and Illinois departments of transportation, in cooperation with other agencies and officials. The project Web site, www.iowadot.gov/i74corridor (note...
DAVENPORT, Iowa, July 28, 2009 – According to Iowa Department of Transportation officials, preparation is underway to enhance the roadsides and control soil erosion with two revetment projects, one along Iowa 22 in Scott County and the other on U.S. 61 in Clinton County. Both projects are set to begin Aug. 3 and run through October, weather permitting. For the Iowa 22 project in Scott County, concrete patching and roadside work may cause brief, intermittent lane closures from three miles...
ATLANTIC, Iowa – July 27, 2009 – Work to repair a rail crossing on Iowa 37 in the Harrison County town of Dunlap has closed that road for approximately one week, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 4 maintenance office. Traffic is being routed on a marked detour while the rail crossing on Iowa 37 is replaced. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – July 27, 2009 – As part of the continuing work on Interstate 29 in Woodbury County, bridge construction has closed the southbound lanes and traffic shifted in a head-to-head pattern in the northbound lanes between mileposts 120 and 127, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Sioux City construction office. The bridge project has also closed the southbound I-29 exit ramp at Whiting. Traffic is expected to remain in a head-to-head pattern in the southbound...
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – July 27, 2009 – Repair work to the Iowa River bridge on Iowa 14 at the north edge of Marshalltown will close the northbound lanes of the road to traffic beginning Monday, Aug. 3, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's (DOT) Marshalltown construction office. Traffic will be diverted in a head-to-head pattern in the southbound lanes of Iowa 14 over the Iowa River Bridge. The lane closure is expected to last until mid-October. The...
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