Road conditions improving slowly in western Iowa
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 16, 2010 – 1 p.m. – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that road conditions have improved somewhat in western Iowa, but many two-lane roads remain restricted to one lane until specialized equipment can be brought in to clear the second lane.
Interstate 29 now open
Southbound I-29 from the Singing Hills Boulevard interchange in Sioux City (exit 143) to the Onawa interchange (exit 112) is now open. Interstate 29 is now fully open in Iowa.
Regular updates
Lane restrictions and closing of roadways is a dynamic situation as crews throughout the state work to remove blockages. Therefore, the Iowa DOT issues periodic updates throughout today, as warranted. The information provided in this advisory is accurate at the time of issuance; however, the reopening of roads or discovery of new blockages may occur before the next advisory is issued.
Roads restricted to one lane
In addition to the state-maintained roads listed here, other local streets and county roads may be restricted or impassable due to blowing and drifting snow.
- U.S. 20 from Iowa 140 (Moville) east to Ida County Road M-25 (Galva)
- U.S. 20 from Ida County Road M-25 (Galva) to U.S. 169 (Fort Dodge) (down to one lane in multiple locations within this section)
- U.S. 59 from U.S. 20 (Holstein) south to U.S. 30 (Denison)
- U.S. 71 from Auburn north to Iowa 7
- Iowa 3 from Iowa 143 (Marcus) east to U.S. 169 (Humboldt) (route extends through Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, and Humboldt counties and is down to one lane in several locations)
- Iowa 4/Iowa 175 from Calhoun County Road N-41 (Lake City) east to County Road N-65 (Lohrville)
- Iowa 7 from U.S. 71 (Lakeside) east to Calhoun County Road N-65 (Manson)
- Iowa 10 from Clay County Road M-27 (Peterson) east to Iowa 4 (Havelock)
- Iowa 39 from Crawford County Road E-16 (Kiron) north to Iowa 175 (Odebolt)
- Iowa 44 from Iowa 173 (Kimballton) east to U.S. 71 (Hamlin)
- Iowa 83 from U.S. 59 (Avoca) east to U.S. 6 (Atlantic)
- Iowa 175 from Arthur east to U.S. 71
For the latest road conditions, call 511or visit www.511ia.org (Use the low bandwidth site for quickest results.)
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