March 2012
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – March 29, 2012 – Bridge construction work will cause lane restrictions in both directions of Interstate 380 between the I-80/I-380 interchange and milepost 1 beginning Monday, April 2, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office. In order to get the work done as quickly as possible, the work will be done in stages with restrictions during both the day and nighttime hours. Stage 1 will be on-going during nighttime hours...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 29, 2012 – Road construction work on U.S. 218 near Janesville will resume Monday, April 2, and continue until early November, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Traffic on U.S. 218 will be maintained at all times in various configurations. Bremer County Road C-50 near Janesville will also be closed at the east intersection with U.S. 218 due to road construction work beginning Monday, April 2, until early...
AMES, Iowa – March 29, 2012 – A public auction of small equipment and miscellaneous items will be held by the Iowa Department of Transportation on its grounds in Ames Saturday, April 14, beginning at 9 a.m. Equipment for offices and shops, automotive supplies and many other items are included in the sale, which will be held in the auction building south of the Iowa DOT's sign shop on South Fourth Street. Office equipment to be sold includes copiers, facsimile...
AMES, Iowa – March 29, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Thursday, April 12, to discuss two projects on Iowa 117 in Jasper County. The public is invited to attend the meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the Mingo Community Center, 200 E. Railroad St. The first project involves bank stabilization along Indian Creek just east of Iowa 117 near Mingo. Traffic will be maintained during construction. The second project...
ANKENY, Iowa – March 29, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation, in cooperation with Iowa’s 99 county treasurers, will implement a 10-year license plate replacement cycle beginning April 2. The Iowa DOT is not implementing a new license plate design; the design of the replacement plates will be the same as the currently issued plates. The Iowa DOT first issued the standard blue and white plates with the town and country landscape in 1997. In 1999, the embossed version...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 28, 2012 – Road construction work on U.S. 218 near Janesville will resume Monday, April 2, and continue until early November, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Traffic on U.S. 218 will be maintained at all times in various configurations. Bremer County Road C-50 near Janesville will also be closed at the intersections with U.S. 218 due to road construction work beginning Monday, April 2, until early November....
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 27, 2012 – Road construction work on Iowa 3 will cause the road to be closed between First Street in Waverly and Bremer County Road V-43 near Readlyn from 7:30 a.m. Monday, April 2, until the end of May, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Local traffic will still be allowed access to all but one mile either side of U.S. 63. Motorists will be asked to follow...
AMES, Iowa - March 27, 2012 - Iowa Governor Branstad, Iowa Department of Natural Resources Director Roger Lande, Iowa Department of Corrections Director John Baldwin, and Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino III will be attending a proclamation signing sponsored by Keep Iowa Beautiful this afternoon. The event serves as a kickoff for Keep Iowa Beautiful Month, which starts in April. Established in 2000, Keep Iowa Beautiful has become a successful, nationally recognized program that involves several initiatives carried...
AMES, Iowa – March 22, 2012 – With the warm, dry winter, the Iowa Department of Transportation’s construction work is off to an early start. Depending on the remaining outcomes of bid lettings through June, the Iowa DOT will have let out to bid more than $700 million in primary system construction work during the 2012 fiscal year. Iowa DOT projects are or will be underway in every part of the state, as well as many county, city and utility...
AMES, Iowa – March 22, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Thursday, April 5, to discuss the proposed improvement of the U.S. 65/U.S. 69/Scotch Ridge Road intersection, 2.5 miles south of the U.S. 65/U.S. 69/Iowa 5 interchange in Warren County. The public is invited to attend the meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the Carlisle City Hall, 195 N. First St. This public information meeting will be conducted utilizing an...