This release is being sent by the Iowa Department of Transportation as a courtesy to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Highway 58 north of Zumbrota reopens Flooding continues to create difficult driving conditions in southeastern Minnesota ROCHESTER, Minn. – Sept. 24, 11 a.m. – Highway 58 north of Zumbrota is now open, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Mn/DOT continues to advise motorists to use caution in southeastern Minnesota due to flooding. Several highways have water over the road...
This release is being sent by the Iowa Department of Transportation as a courtesy to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Interstate 35 is closed in both directions south of Owatonna Detour route modified for better traffic flow in the area ROCHESTER, Minn. – Sept. 24, 2010 – Northbound and southbound Interstate 35 are closed south of Owatonna due to flooding in the construction zone at the I-35/Highway 14 interchange, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. UPDATED Detour: Southbound I-35...
MASON CITY, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2010 – A concrete overlay project on U.S. 18 in Chickasaw and Fayette counties originally scheduled to begin this fall will not start until the spring of 2011, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 2 Office in Mason City. The originally scheduled July letting was delayed after a meeting with contractors in which they expressed concerns about constructing the project as designed. Those concerns have been addressed and the project is...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2010 – Road construction work will restrict traffic lanes on the northbound Interstate 380 off-ramp and the southbound off-ramp at the Urbana interchange beginning Friday, Sept. 24, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cedar Rapids construction office. Nighttime construction work will cause lane closures on southbound I-380 between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 26 by J Avenue in Cedar Rapids, and between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Tuesday,...
MASON CITY, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2010 – New dynamic message signs (DMS) will soon inform drivers in Northeast Iowa of different types of road conditions according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) District 2 Office in Mason City. Contractors are installing the signs in these four locations: · North- and southbound Iowa 76 in Marquette · Eastbound U.S. 18 to Iowa 76 ramp in Marquette · Northbound Iowa 76 in McGregor The DMS will alert travelers to several...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2010 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, to discuss improvement alternatives for U.S. 30 from the Tama County Line east to the west junction of U.S. 218. The public is invited to attend the meeting anytime between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. at the Blairstown Community Center, 305 Locust St. N.W. This public information meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. No formal...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2010 – Asphalt resurfacing on Iowa 13 between Iowa 3 in Strawberry Point and Clayton County Road X-3C near Elkader will cause traffic to be restricted to one lane beginning Thursday, Sept. 23, until Wednesday, Sept. 29, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) New Hampton construction office. Motorists will be directed through the work zone by flaggers and a pilot car. Normal driving conditions will resume when workers are not...
JEFFERSON, Iowa – Sept. 22, 2010 – A bridge deck overlay project on Iowa 7 in Calhoun County, just west of the Webster County line, over the CN Railroad has the roadway closed until Oct. 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Jefferson construction office. Iowa 7 is closed between Calhoun County Road P-19 and Webster County Road P-29. The marked detour extends over paved county roads from Calhoun County Road P-19 south to Calhoun/Webster County...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Sept. 22, 2010 – Road construction work on the approach to the Cedar River overflow bridge on westbound Iowa 57 between U.S. 218 and Iowa 27 in Cedar Falls will cause traffic to be restricted to one lane beginning Monday, Sept. 27, until Oct. 15, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) New Hampton construction office. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limits and other signs in...
CHEROKEE, Iowa – Sept. 22, 2010 – Road construction work on Iowa 175 1.2 miles southwest of Battle Creek will cause traffic to be restricted to one lane in alternating directions through the work zone beginning Monday, Sept. 27, until Wednesday, Nov. 17, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cherokee construction office. Motorists will be assisted through the work zone with flaggers. Work will take place weekdays from sunrise to sunset and possibly some Saturdays. The...