August 2009
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 24, 2009 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will be closing its offices for the Labor Day holiday. All business locations will be closed Monday, Sept. 7. Iowa DOT driver's license stations All Iowa DOT driver's license stations will be closed Saturday, Sept. 5, and Monday, Sept. 7, 2009 (offices are normally closed on Mondays). The stations will resume operations Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. Motor carrier permit center The Iowa DOT’s motor...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 21, 2009 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), in cooperation with Iowa’s Office of Energy Independence and Department of Natural Resources, is again seeking input from Iowans concerning the Statewide Public Transportation Funding Study. This study focuses on the state’s mobility challenges, growing senior population and energy conservation and how these can be addressed. “We are very pleased with the high level of interest Iowans have expressed during the course of this study. Their input...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Aug. 21, 2009 – Intermittent, overnight lane restrictions on Interstate 280 in Davenport are expected to begin Wednesday, Aug. 26, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. Patching work will cause intermittent lane closures in both directions of I-280 from the I-80 interchange to the Iowa/Illinois border during the overnight hours Sundays through Thursdays. During lane closures, the open lane will have a 12-foot lane width restriction. The patching is expected...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Aug. 21, 2009 – Construction work on southbound U.S. 218 in Bremer County is set to begin today, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) New Hampton construction office. The project area from 200th Street north to 1.5 miles south of the Iowa 188 interchange, will be restricted to one lane at times while patching is completed over the next few days. Following the patching work, there will be a break in the...
MASON CITY, Iowa – Aug. 19, 2009 – Iowa 76 is closed in both directions near Marquette, in Clayton County, at milepost 6 after a landslide left trees, rocks and dirt on the roadway blocking the route to traffic, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 2 Office in Mason City. One lane will reopen to traffic this afternoon. Motorists should expect delays and are urged to use caution. Iowa 76 will reopen to normal traffic patterns after...
JEFFERSON, Iowa – Aug. 19, 2009 – Road patching operations on various routes including U.S. 20, Iowa 17, Iowa 175, Iowa 14, and U.S. 169 in Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, and Grundy counties will cause lane restrictions Mondays through Fridays, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Jefferson construction office. The contractor for the patching project, Iowa Erosion Control of Victor, Iowa, is expected to complete the $400,000 project by the end of September. The Iowa DOT reminds...
CHEROKEE, Iowa – Aug. 19, 2009 – A hot-mix asphalt resurfacing project will cause intermittent lane restrictions on Iowa 3 in Plymouth County beginning Thursday, Aug. 27, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cherokee construction office. Resurfacing work will take place at several locations on Iowa 3 from Iowa 140 east to Iowa 143 in Plymouth County until mid-September, weather permitting. When lane closures are necessary for the road work, traffic will be assisted through the...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 18, 2009 – An asphalt resurfacing project will cause intermittent lane restrictions on Iowa 3 from Le Mars to Remsen in Plymouth County beginning Tuesday, Aug. 25, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Sioux City construction office. When lane closures are in place, traffic will be assisted through the work area by flaggers and a pilot car. The open lane of traffic will have a 12-foot lane width restriction with granular...
CRESTON, Iowa – Aug. 18, 2009 – Construction activities will cause intermittent lane restrictions on Interstate 80 in Dallas County beginning Monday, Aug. 24, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Creston construction office. The roadway will be reduced to one lane in each direction in the overnight hours (9 p.m. to 5 a.m.) for pavement marking removal, repainting and setting temporary barrier rail between Dallas County Road R-22 (exit 117) and Jordan Creek Parkway (exit 121)....
CHEROKEE, Iowa – Aug. 17, 2009 – Bridge maintenance work will cause lane restrictions on Iowa 3 in Pocahontas County beginning Thursday, Aug. 27, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cherokee construction office. The bridge maintenance work on the Iowa 3 bridge over Little Cedar Creek, 2.3 miles east of the Buena Vista County line, will result in intermittent lane closures. Traffic will be assisted through the work area by flaggers when lane closures are in...