DES MOINES, Iowa – Aug. 26, 2011 – Bridge deck joint repair work will cause the closure of the exit ramp on westbound Interstate 80 at U.S. 65 (exit 141) near Altoona at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Des Moines construction office. The exit ramp is scheduled to reopen at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, weather permitting. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limits and other...
AMES, Iowa – August 25, 2011 – Road construction continues on U.S. 30 from 230th Street in Boone County to just east of University Boulevard in Ames. Beginning Friday, August 26, traffic will shift onto the new U.S. 30 eastbound lanes at the west end of the project according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Des Moines construction office. During this final phase of construction, traffic will be in a head-to-head pattern in the eastbound U.S. 30 lanes. Access...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 24, 2011 – Work to set bridge beams in place for the northbound Interstate 29 bridge over Iowa 376 (Singing Hills Boulevard) in Sioux City will cause lane closures on Iowa 376 beginning Thursday, Aug. 24, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Sioux City construction office. Eastbound Iowa 376 will be closed to traffic in the work zone from 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, until 1 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26. Westbound Iowa 376...
BRITT, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2011 – Concrete pavement work at the intersection of U.S. 18 and U.S. 218/Floyd County Road T-44 near Floyd will require the closure of the median between the north- and southbound lanes beginning Wednesday, Aug. 24, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Britt construction office. The inside lanes in both directions of U.S. 218 will remain closed. Southbound U.S. 218 traffic between Osage and Floyd will be detoured using Iowa 9...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2011, 1:15 p.m. – The Black Hawk Bridge carrying Iowa 9 over the Mississippi River at Lansing in Allamakee County will reopen to traffic later today, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) office in Ames. Lane restrictions will be in place during the daylight hours until the bridge maintenance work is completed Aug. 26. Motorists should expect brief delays. The Black Hawk Bridge was closed Aug. 17 because a consultant found a crack...
BRITT, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2011 – Concrete patching work will reduce Interstate 35 to one lane in both directions between Wright County roads C-70 and R-75 (exit 151) north of the Williams area and the Minnesota state line beginning Wednesday, Aug. 24, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Britt construction office. A 14-foot width lane restriction will be in place in the open lane. This project is expected to be completed late September. The Iowa...
CHARITON, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2011 – Concrete patching work is causing traffic to be restricted to one lane in both directions on Interstate 35 between Warren County Road G-50 (exit 52) near St. Charles and Warren County roads G-4R and G-14 (exit 65) near Cumming, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Chariton construction office. The project is expected to be completed by mid-September, weather permitting. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2011 – Motorists traveling on southbound Interstate 29 in the Sioux City area will experience a shift in traffic patterns due to road construction work within the next 48 hours, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Sioux City construction office. Traffic on southbound I-29 between Hamilton Boulevard (exit 149) and Iowa 12/Riverside Boulevard (exit 151) will be moved onto newly constructed lanes by Wednesday, Aug. 24. The remainder of this...
CHARITON, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2011 – Pavement crack sealing work on Iowa 14 between Lucas County Road H-20 near Williamson and Marion County Road G-76 near Knoxville is causing traffic to be restricted to one lane, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Chariton construction office. Motorists will be assisted through the work zone by flaggers and pilot cars. The roadway will be returned to normal traffic patterns when workers are not present. This project is expected to...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Aug. 22, 2011 – Guardrail work will cause traffic to be restricted to one lane in both directions on Interstate 80 between Scott County Road Y-30 (exit 280) and the Illinois state line near Le Claire beginning Monday, Aug. 29, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Davenport construction office. The lane restrictions will be in place from 9 p.m. Sundays until 6 a.m. Mondays and 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. Mondays through Fridays....