July 2010
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – July 30, 2010 – Bridge construction work on southbound Interstate 29 between exit 72 (Harrison County Road G-14) and exit 75 (U.S. 30) one mile south of Missouri Valley will require lane closures beginning 5 a.m. until 10 a.m. daily on Saturday, July 31, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Council Bluffs construction office. Traffic will be restricted to one lane and motorists should expect possible delays of up to 20 minutes...
ROCKWELL CITY, Iowa – July 30, 2010 – Road construction work will result in lane closures on westbound U.S. 30 from Carroll Street to Main Street in Carroll, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Rockwell City garage. Westbound U.S. 30 will be shared with opposing traffic during the project. In addition, a 12-foot width lane restriction is in place. The project is expected to be completed Sept. 27, weather permitting. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with...
Expect major delays on weekends and heavy travel times (Note: This information is being sent from the Iowa Department of Transportation in cooperation with the Minnesota Department of Transportation.) ROCHESTER, Minn. – July 30, 2010 - Motorists may encounter major delays on both northbound and southbound Interstate 35 near Owatonna on weekends and peak travel times now through September 2010, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Mn/DOT anticipates stop-and-go traffic for several miles in each direction before the construction...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – July 29, 2010 – Bridge construction work on Iowa 141, east of Hornick, will require traffic to be detoured beginning Monday, Aug. 16, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Sioux City construction office. During this road closure, traffic will be detoured using Monona County roads K-64 and K-45. The four-way stop at the intersection of Monona County roads K-64 and E-24 will be modified to a two-way stop. The E-24 portion of...
CRESTON, Iowa – July 29, 2010 – Road construction work on Iowa 25 between Iowa 44 near Guthrie Center and Iowa 141 near Bayard will cause an intermittent lane closure beginning Monday, Aug. 2, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Creston construction office. Also, a 16-foot width lane restriction will be in place. Flaggers and a pilot car will assist traffic through the work zone. The roadway will be returned to normal traffic patterns when workers...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – July 29, 2010 – Construction work will require an intermittent lane closure on Iowa 21 from U.S. 6 north to the west corporate limits of Belle Plaine in Iowa County beginning today, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cedar Rapids construction office The contractor will be repairing patches and then resurfacing some sections of the road. When work is in process, the road will be restricted to one lane in the construction...
CHARITON, Iowa – July 29, 2010 – Hot-mix asphalt resurfacing will restrict traffic on Iowa 202 from within the city limits of Moulton south to the Iowa-Missouri border from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily beginning today, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Chariton construction office. Flaggers and a pilot car will be in place to assist with traffic control. The road construction work is scheduled until late in the day Sept. 2, weather permitting. The...
AMES, Iowa - July 29, 2010 – 11 a.m. update – Most short-term road closures due to recent flooding have now been removed, but four longer-term, flood-related closures remain, according to Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) officials. Damage reports Descriptions of damage to some of the state’s roads and bridges are reported under the “Roadways currently closed or restricted” section below. As additional photos of damage are made available, they will be posted at: http://www.iowadot.gov/floods/2010floodgallery01.html. Flood warnings in effect National...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – July 28, 2010 – Bridge washing activities scheduled for the railroad bridge over U.S. 67, located 1.6 miles east of U.S. 61 in Davenport, will cause lane closures in both directions, reducing the roadway to one lane between Jersey Ridge Road and Mississippi Avenue from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. nightly beginning Monday, Aug. 2, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. During the bridge washing, a width limit of 11 feet six...
AMES, Iowa - July 28, 2010 – 7 a.m. update – Flooding continues to impact city and township streets, and county and state roadways in Iowa as the waters make their way downstream, according to Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) officials. Damage reports Descriptions of damage to some of the state’s roads and bridges are reported under the “Roadways currently closed or restricted” section below. As additional photos of damage are made available, they will be posted at: http://www.iowadot.gov/floods/2010floodgallery01.html. Flood...