August 2009
This news release being forwarded by the Iowa Department of Transportaiton to Iowa media outlets as a courtesy to the Nebraska Department of Roads. August 26, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Douglas County, Nebraska & Pottawattamie County, Iowa Tuesday, September 8, 2009 @ 9:00AM for 9 Months NINE MONTH CLOSURE Highway US-275/N-92 Bridge over the Missouri River (South Omaha Veterans Memorial Bridge) will be CLOSED both directions. Marked Detours Provided. See Attached Map for Detours. Marked Detour for Eastbound US-275/N-92: Eastbound...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – Aug. 27, 2009 – Ongoing construction of the new Fort Madison bypass will cause delays on Chalk Ridge Road in Lee County beginning Tuesday, Sept. 1, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Mount Pleasant construction office. A temporary traffic signal will be in place to assist traffic as the contractor hauls material for the construction project across Chalk Ridge Road. Traffic will be returned to normal when workers are not present. This situation will...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 26, 2009 – Repairs to the Union Pacific railroad crossing at Iowa 3 in the city of Le Mars will restrict lanes on Friday, Aug. 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 3 Office. While the crossing is closed, traffic will be detoured on local roads. The repairs are expected to be completed and the road opened by the following day, weather permitting. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with...
DES MOINES, Iowa – Aug. 25, 2009 – Asphalt resurfacing is expected to cause lane restrictions at two locations on U.S. 69 in Ames beginning Sunday night, Aug. 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Des Moines construction office. Overnight lane restrictions will be in place on U.S. 69 from Airport Road north to S. 16th Street Sunday nights through Friday mornings. The project is expected to be completed by mid-November, weather permitting. Intermittent lane restrictions...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Aug. 25, 2009 – As part of the ongoing construction of a roundabout intersection at the junction of Iowa 187 and Iowa 3, a traffic shift is set for Thursday, Aug. 27, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) New Hampton construction office. Traffic on Iowa 3 will be routed to the completed lanes and circular portion of the roundabout with the south leg of Iowa 187 reopening with access to Iowa 3....
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Aug. 25, 2009 – The Nebraska Department of Roads is planning to close Interstate 80 from the Iowa border to the JFK interchange in Omaha overnight Tuesday, Sept. 2, weather permitting, in order to remove two sign structures. The closure is expected to be in place from 11 p.m. Sept. 2 to 6 a.m. Sept. 3. Westbound I-80 traffic will be directed to northbound I-29 and I-680. Southbound I-29 traffic will be detoured to I-480. The...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Aug. 25, 2009 – Overnight lane restrictions on Interstate 80 at Scott County Road Z-30 in Bettendorf are expected to begin night, Aug. 29, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. Bridge deck repair work on the I-80 bridge over Scott County Road Z-30 will cause intermittent lane closures in both directions of I-80 during the overnight hours Sundays through Thursdays. Closures are allowed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights from...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Aug. 25, 2009 – Contractors will be working to seal joints and cracks on several eastern Iowa roads, causing intermittent lane closures, beginning Sunday, Aug.30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. Motorists can expect intermittent lane closures on the following roads though the end of September. U.S. 61 in both directions from Scott County Road F-33 north to Silver Creek U.S. 151 from Church Street in Fairfax north to U.S....
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Aug. 24, 2009 – Overnight construction work will lead to lane closures on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids starting tonight and running through mid-September, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cedar Rapids construction office. Lane closures for asphalt surface patching is expected from the Ash Pit Bridge north to Boyson Road overnight Mondays through Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Work will resume overnight Sundays at 9 p.m. through 6 a.m. Mondays. It...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 24, 2009 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a location design public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, in Iowa City to discuss the proposed improvement of the Interstate 80/Interstate 380/U.S. 218/Iowa 27 interchange in Johnson County. The purpose of this hearing is to discuss the environmental assessment (EA) completed for this project, the two alternatives, the build and no-build, carried forward for further review and their anticipated impacts. The public is invited to...