March 2010
BRITT, Iowa – March 31, 2010 – Concrete construction, including grading and paving work, will cause the closure of U.S. 65 in Hampton beginning April 5, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Britt construction office. U.S. 65 will be close from Iowa 3 to 19th Avenue in Hampton until mid-November. Traffic will be detoured using local roads. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work...
BRITT, Iowa – March 31, 2010 – Intermittent lane closures can be expected on Iowa 9 in Kossuth County beginning Monday, April 5, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Britt construction office. The closures will be in place to allow crews to widen and resurface sections of Iowa 9 from the east junction of U.S. 169 east to Kossuth County Road R-20 and from Kossuth County Road R-50 east to the north junction with U.S. 69....
BRITT, Iowa – March 31, 2010 – Concrete paving work on U.S. 18 near Cerro Gordo County Road S-56 will cause lane restrictions beginning April 5, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Britt construction office. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction southeast of Mason City until early August. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – March 31, 2010 – Bridge repair work has caused the closure of the left lane of the southbound Interstate 29 bridge between exit 53A and 54A in Council Bluffs, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Council Buffs maintenance office. Earlier today, an exterior bridge beam was damaged when it was struck by a semi tractor-trailer. The lane closure will remain in place until the bridge beam is repaired. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 31, 2010 – Pavement marking work on Iowa 24 between U.S. 18 (New Hampton) and Chickasaw County Road V-56 (Lawler) will begin tomorrow, April 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) New Hampton construction office. When workers are present, the roadway will be intermittently restricted to one lane. When a lane closure is in place, traffic will be assisted through the work area by flaggers and a pilot car. The project...
JEFFERSON, Iowa – March 30, 2010 – Replacement of pavement and three bridges on U.S. 169 in Fort Dodge will cause the closure of the northbound lanes beginning Monday, April 5, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Jefferson construction office. Traffic will be routed in a head-to-head pattern in the southbound lanes of U.S. 169 from Iowa 7 to the south junction of Iowa 926. Due to the head-to head pattern, a 12-foot lane width restriction...
BRITT, Iowa – March 29, 2010 – Asphalt joint and crack sealing will cause lane restrictions on U.S. 169 in Kossuth County beginning tomorrow morning, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Britt construction office. The operation will restrict traffic to one lane in both directions while workers are present from just north of U.S. 18 in Algona north to Bancroft. Traffic will be assisted through the work area by flaggers and a pilot car. The roadway...
CHARITON, Iowa – March 29, 2010 – A pavement grinding project will cause intermittent lane restrictions on Interstate 35 in Warren County beginning March 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Chariton construction office. The roadway may be intermittently reduced to one lane in under the interstate bridges between exit 36 (Iowa 152/Clarke County Road R-35) and exit 52 (Warren County Road G-50, 6 miles south of the Saint Charles area). Travel restrictions are expected to...
AMES, Iowa – March 29, 2010 – Utility work will cause the closure of U.S. 69 at East Fourth Street in Huxley beginning April 5, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Ames construction office. Traffic will be routed to a detour using Huxley city streets for approximately three days. U.S. 69 is expected to reopen Thursday, April 8. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – March 29, 2010 – Work on Interstate 29 in western Iowa will cause several traffic changes in the coming weeks, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Sioux City construction office. Northbound I-29 will be reduced to one lane to complete construction work begun last year in Harrison and Monona counties. Weather permitting, northbound I-29 will be restricted to one lane from after exit 89 (Iowa 127) to before exit 120 (Monona County Road E-24)...