July 2011
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – July 26, 2011 – Bridge washing of the Mississippi River bridge will cause Iowa 92 to be reduced to one lane from Muscatine (Iowa 38) to the Illinois state line (Illinois 92) from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays beginning Thursday, July 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Mount Pleasant construction office. A pilot car will assist motorists through the work zone. In addition, a 12-foot width lane restriction...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – July 26, 2011 – Bridge washing of the Mississippi River bridge from Muscatine(Iowa 38) to the Illinois state line (Illinois 92) will cause Iowa 92 to be reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays beginning Thursday, July 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Mount Pleasant construction office. A pilot car will assist motorists through the work zone. In addition, a 12-foot width lane restriction is...
AMES, Iowa – July 26, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will change the existing traffic control south of the Interstate 29 interchange at exit 32 Wednesday morning, July 27. The change will allow motorists to use the crossover to make a u-turn from one interstate ramp to another. In addition, eastbound U.S. 34 travelers will drive south on the ramp and use the crossover to take the ramp north. The purpose of the crossover is to provide...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – July 25, 2011 – Road construction work will require closing the entrance ramp to northbound Interstate 280 at U.S. 6/Kimberly Road (exit 1) in Davenport beginning Monday, Aug. 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. This ramp closure and detour affects those heading to I-80. Motorists should take U.S. 6 to southbound I-280, then take exit 4 to 160th Street/West Locust Street, and then return to I-280. (See map for...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – July 25, 2011 – Construction work will cause lane restrictions in both directions on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids from Wilson Avenue (exit 18) to J Avenue Northeast (exit 22) between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. beginning Monday, July 25, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cedar Rapids construction office. This project is expected to be completed by Friday, July 29. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted...
AMES, Iowa – July 25, 2011 – Iowa’s 2011 corn crop is on pace to be one of the largest ever recorded, and as the corn grows taller, motorists are urged to use extra caution at roadway intersections and railroad crossings where the driver’s view may be obstructed. Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) statistics show during 2010 there were 46 crashes at rural intersections attributed to obstructed views by trees or crops. One person died as a result of these...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – July 25, 2011 – Bridge repair work will cause lane restrictions on Iowa 212 over Big Bear Creek 1 mile west of U.S. 6 in Iowa County beginning Tuesday, July 26, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cedar Rapids construction office. When work is in process, traffic will be restricted to one lane at the bridge. Traffic signals will be installed at both ends of the bridge to guide traffic through the...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – July 25, 2011 – Construction work will cause lane restrictions on northbound U.S. 151 from U.S. 30 north to Mount Vernon Road in Linn County beginning Monday, July 25, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Cedar Rapids construction office. A 13-foot-5-inch lane width restriction will be in place in the work zone. This project is expected to be completed by late September, weather permitting. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey...
AMES, Iowa – July 22, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that flood mitigation work south of Blencoe on Interstate 29, near milepost 103, will be completed today. Contract work to raise the height of the pavement in the southbound lanes has been underway. The paving work is complete. Final work is being performed today to install crash cushions and cut in shoulder rumble strips. The roadway should be reopened to all lanes of travel for...
AMES, Iowa – July 22, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting an increase in motorists using interstate median crossovers to change travel directions and circumvent signed detours. The most noticeable increase is occurring along Interstate 29 between exits 25 and 35 in Mills County, where construction and flood-related detours converge. Making a left turn or U-turn at a maintenance crossover located in the highway median is against the law [Iowa Code §321.366(1)(b)] when there is a...