March 2011
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – April 1, 2011 – Construction work will cause lane restrictions on U.S. 18 in Chickasaw and Fayette counties beginning Monday, April 4, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) New Hampton construction office. Pavement patching, shoulder, subdrain and pipe extension work will cause one lane of U.S. 18 to be closed intermittently between Chickasaw County Road V-48 (near Fredericksburg) and Iowa 150 (West Union). Traffic will be assisted through the work area by...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – March 31, 2011 – Bridge demolition work will require lane restrictions on Interstate 80 between Pottawattamie County Road M-16 (exit 34) and Pottawattamie County Road M-47 (exit 46) near Avoca beginning Monday, April 4, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Council Bluffs construction office. From April 4 to April 17, the inside lane of both east- and westbound I-80 will be closed in the area for construction of median and ramp crossovers....
CRESTON, Iowa – March 31, 2011 – Traffic on Interstate 80 in Cass and Adair counties will be restricted to one lane in each direction beginning April 11, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. This set of lane restrictions will be in place between exit 70 (4 miles west of the Adair area) and exit 75 (Adair County Road G-30). Both east- and westbound I-80 will be restricted to one lane. The open lane will have...
AMES, Iowa – March 31, 2011 – With rising gas prices and warmer weather, drivers on Iowa highways will soon be joined by more motorcyclists. Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) statistics show since 2001 motorcycle registrations in our state have increased by nearly 30 percent to 170,999 in 2010. With the increase in registrations has come an increase in crashes and fatalities involving motorcyclists. In 2001, 36 motorcyclists were killed on Iowa highways; in 2010 that number rose to 60....
CRESTON, Iowa – March 31, 2011 – Traffic on Interstate 80 in Cass and Adair counties will be restricted to one lane in each direction beginning April 11, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. The lane restrictions will be in place between exit 60 (U.S. 6/U.S. 71- 12 miles east of the Walnut area) and exit 76 (Adair County Road N-54). The open lane will have an 11-foot 6-inch lane width restriction. These lane restrictions are...
AMES, Iowa – March 31, 2011 – With road construction season kicking off, the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) and other federal and state groups are reminding motorists of National Work Zone Awareness Week April 4-8. The theme for this year - "Safer driving. Safer work zones. For everyone." - emphasizes the shared responsibility of keeping workers and drivers safe. Nationally, the latest 10-year average (2001-2010) shows 980 lives are lost in work zone crashes each year. In Iowa, the...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – March 30, 2011 – Maintenance activities will require lane closures on the Interstate 74 Mississippi River bridge near Davenport tomorrow, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport maintenance office. Beginning Thursday, March 31, at 9 a.m., the right lane of the Iowa-bound span will be closed for maintenance. The lane is expected to reopen by 3 p.m. During the closure, the River Drive entrance ramp to I-74 in Moline, Ill., will also be closed. All...
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – March 29, 2011 – Business U.S. 30 in Tama will be closed beginning Monday, April 4 for removal of the bridge over Mud Creek, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Marshalltown construction office. Once the bridge is removed it will be replaced with a triple box culvert. The project will be completed by Aug., weather permitting. Traffic will be detoured using Fifth Street and U.S. 63. See map for the detour route. The Iowa DOT reminds...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – March 25, 2011 – Road construction projects on Interstates 74, 80 and 280 in Scott County will restrict traffic to one lane beginning Monday, April 4, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. Motorists should be prepared for some delays in these work zones. Concrete patching work on both directions of I-74 between I-80 (exit 298) and U.S. 67 and Grant and State streets (exit 4) in Bettendorf will restrict traffic...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – March 25, 2011 – A bridge washing and rehabilitation project on Interstate 74 over the Mississippi River in Bettendorf and Moline will restrict traffic to one lane beginning Monday, April 4, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. Motorists should be prepared for some delays in the work zones. Bridge washing is scheduled to begin April 4 with lane closures in both directions of I-74 between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m....