September 2011
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 30, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is soliciting bids from qualified contractors for work associated with the Iowa 175/Decatur (Nebraska) bridge project. Bids are due Wednesday, Oct. 5. Interested contractors can receive complete details by visiting Bid Express or http://www.iowadot.gov/contracts/lettings.html; the bid order number is 301. To obtain a bid proposal, the plan and any other necessary bid documents, contact the Iowa DOT’s Office of Contracts at 515-239-1414. The Iowa DOT is the...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 30, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is soliciting bids from qualified contractors to grade and replace paved sections of Iowa 2 damaged by the Missouri River flooding. The project, located in Fremont County, extends from the Missouri River (near Nebraska City, Neb.) east to east of Interstate 29. Bids are due Wednesday, Oct. 5. Interested contractors can receive complete details by visiting Bid Express or http://www.iowadot.gov/contracts/lettings.html; the bid order number for this project...
MANCHESTER, Iowa – Sept. 29, 2011 – Road construction work will cause lane closures on eastbound Interstate 80 from the Iowa River bridge to 1.5 miles east of Iowa 1 (Dodge Street) in Iowa City from 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, to 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Manchester construction office. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work area,...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 28, 2011 – Recent improvements at the intersection of U.S. 18, Iowa 27 and Floyd County Road T-44, just south of the city of Floyd, are expected to increase space for turning vehicles and improve site distances for drivers. “This was a challenging intersection to configure,” said Pete Hjelmstad, Iowa DOT field services coordinator. “The intersection sits on a diagonal and sees a large amount of turning truck traffic on the two state highways.” New offset...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 27, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is notifying the media and other persons interested in the I-680 construction site that it is presently closed to all persons, except contractor employees and individuals directly involved in the rebuilding project. No media access is permitted at this time. The contractor is mobilizing its equipment to the site and beginning work using heavy equipment and trucks. The work environment is heavily congested and unsafe for observers....
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 26, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) held a bid letting Friday, Sept. 23, in which bids were opened for the I-680 rebuilding project in Pottawattamie County. A 3.1-mile section of the highway, extending west from Interstate 29 (exit 61, near Crescent) to the Missouri River, was destroyed by the flooding. The goal of this rebuilding project is to restore traffic on the highway as quickly as possible, aiming for a full or partial...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is providing an update on the status of the Iowa 175/Decatur bridge site, which has been impacted by the Missouri River flooding since early June. A reduction in the water discharge of the Missouri River at Decatur, Neb. from its peak of 160,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 86,200 cfs (Sept. 23, 2011; 9 a.m.), has allowed the Iowa DOT to perform additional tests and field...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing that it plans to reopen Interstate 29 from milepost 55 in Council Bluffs to milepost 71 near Loveland (I-680 interchange) at 7 p.m. today. The 16-mile stretch of interstate has been closed since June 9 due to the Missouri River flooding. Significant work has been accomplished over the last few weeks to quickly reopen the road, including removal of tons of debris and hazardous materials,...
ANKENY, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2011 – On Wednesday Sept. 21, investigators with the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Office of Motor Vehicle Enforcement arrested Gerald Magee in Des Moines on a warrant for eight counts of fraudulent practice in the second degree, a Class D Felony. Magee, 49, is accused of tampering with and reducing the mileage on the odometers of eight motor vehicles that were sold to unsuspecting buyers. Anyone who purchased a vehicle from Magee and suspects...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that the TrapBag removal project along Interstate 29 in Harrison County, just north of Missouri Valley (milepost 77.8 to 78.25), will begin Monday, Sept. 26. The work is scheduled to be completed Oct. 11. The TrapBags formed a protective barrier wall from potential flooding from the Missouri River. A bid letting for this project was held Wednesday, Sept. 21, and the successful bidder was Iowa...