ANKENY, Iowa – Sept. 29, 2010; 3:45 p.m. update – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) driver’s license renewal station at Polk County River Place, 2339 Euclid Ave., in Des Moines will remain closed through Friday, Oct. 1, for construction. The facility will reopen at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 2. Anyone needing driver’s license services may go to the Iowa DOT’s full-service driver’s license station at 6310 S.E. Convenience Blvd. in Ankeny or one of the other locations statewide. A...
ANKENY, Iowa – Sept. 29, 2010 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that the Iowa DOT driver’s license renewal station at Polk County River Place, 2339 Euclid Ave., in Des Moines is closed today for construction. The facility will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30. Anyone needing driver’s license services may go to the Iowa DOT’s full-service driver’s license station at 6310 S.E. Convenience Blvd. in Ankeny or one of the other locations statewide. A complete...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 29, 2010 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010, to discuss proposed replacement of the bridge on Iowa 130 over Sugar Creek, 1.6 miles east of Tipton. The public is invited to attend the meeting anytime between 4:30 and 6 p.m. at the Tipton Public Library, 206 Cedar St. This public information meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. No formal presentation will be...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 28, 2010 – Median work on U.S. 30 between Boone and Ames will cause lane restrictions for the next few weeks, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Des Moines construction office. Work to construct seven median crossovers and associated construction activities will cause the inside lanes of U.S. 30 in both directions to be closed between Iowa 17 and U.S. 69. The lane closures are expected to be in place when workers are present....
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Sept. 27, 2010 – Construction work will cause lane restrictions on southbound lanes of Iowa 1 at the Burlington Street bridge over the Iowa River in Iowa City beginning tonight at 7 p.m., weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cedar Rapids construction office. Motorists should follow the marked detours. The contractor will begin grooving the bridge deck tonight. This is the last item of work before the project is completed Friday, Oct....
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Sept. 24, 2010 – Nighttime patching work on Interstate 280 between Interstate 80 and the Iowa/Illinois state line will reduce the roadway to one lane in each direction from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Sundays and from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. weeknights beginning Sunday, Oct. 3, until Wednesday, Nov. 3, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. Patching work includes interchange ramps and side roads. Motorists should expect delays....
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – Sept. 24, 2010 – Construction work on a bridge approach on U.S. 218 1.1 miles north of the Henry County line over the East Fork Crooked Creek Bridge will cause the roadway to be reduced to one lane with an 11-foot width lane restriction in the northbound lanes beginning Tuesday, Sept. 28 until Friday, Oct. 22, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Mount Pleasant construction office. Peterson Contractors, Inc. is in charge...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Sept. 24, 2010 – Nighttime patching work on Interstate 80 between exit 277 (Cedar County Road Y-26) near Durant and the Iowa/Illinois state line will reduce the roadway to one lane in each direction from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Sundays and from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. weeknights beginning Sunday, Oct. 3, until Wednesday, Nov. 3, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. Patching on I-80 includes interchange ramps...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Sept. 24, 2010 – Nighttime patching work on Interstate 74 between Interstate 80 and the Mississippi River will reduce the roadway to one lane in each direction from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Sundays and from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. weeknights beginning Sunday, Oct. 3, until Wednesday, Nov. 3, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. Patching on I-74 includes interchange ramps and side roads. Motorists should expect delays....
BRITT, Iowa – Sept. 24, 2010 – Concrete patching work on Iowa 9 between I-35, near Hanlontown, and U.S. 65, near Manly, will require a lane width restriction of 12-feet starting Monday, Oct. 4, until Friday, Oct. 15, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's (DOT) Britt construction office. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limits and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations...