March 2012
AMES, Iowa – March 21, 2012 – The early spring has brought motorcyclists out onto Iowa highways earlier than normal. The Iowa Department of Transportation reminds motorists that added motorcycle traffic increases the risk of crashes and fatalities involving motorcyclists. As noted in the chart below, motorcycle fatalities were at a recent low in 2011, but Toni Kerkove, Iowa DOT motorcycle safety coordinator, says this is no time to let down your guard when sharing the road with motorcyclists. Kerkove...
AMES, Iowa – March 20, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is announcing the apparent low bidder for reconstruction work on a 6.49-mile stretch of Interstate 380 in the city of Evansdale from the U.S. 20 interchange north to River Forest Road. Cedar Valley Corp. LLC of Waterloo submitted the apparent low bid of $12,748,608.40. The Iowa DOT has developed a website at http://www.iowadot.gov/i380/ to provide ongoing information related to the I-380 revitalization project. The site includes project details,...
MASON CITY, Iowa – March 20, 2012 – Bridge maintenance work will restrict lanes during daylight hours on the Iowa 9 bridge between Lansing, Iowa and Wisconsin beginning March 26, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Mason City maintenance office. The routine work to be performed includes inspection of pin and hangar connections and retrofitting floor beams. The work will require closing one lane of traffic to accommodate bridge inspection equipment. When workers are present, the...
AMES, Iowa – March 20, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public meeting Tuesday, April 3, in Council Bluffs to discuss the Council Bluffs Interstate System (CBIS) segment 3 project impacts. Segment 3, on Interstate 80, begins at Indian Creek and proceeds east to east of Madison Avenue. On I-29, segment 3 begins south of the U.S. 275/Iowa 92 interchange and continues north to the east system interchange. The meeting will be held in rooms...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – March 19, 2011 – Asphalt resurfacing and bridge construction work on northbound Interstate 29 north of Iowa 2 will require shifting traffic to one lane in each direction in the southbound lanes at two locations beginning Monday, April 2, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Council Bluffs construction office. The asphalt resurfacing project is between Iowa Highway 2 (exit 10) and Fremont County Road J-34 (exit 15) near Percival. The bridge construction...
MASON CITY, Iowa – March 19, 2012 – Several recent close calls reported by bus drivers in the Decorah area have prompted the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) to clarify a specific instance where all vehicles must stop for a stopped school bus. The Decorah locations most reported by school bus drivers are both west of Decorah on Iowa 9, near the U.S 52 intersection. This is a three-lane roadway with two lanes of traffic westbound and one lane eastbound....
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – March 16, 2012 – Motorists traveling on Interstate 29 in the Sioux City area will be routed through a detour at the I-29 and Wesley Parkway/U.S. 77 interchange (exit 148) due to a bridge removal project beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, March 16, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Sioux City construction office. See map for more information about the detour routes for this project. Wesley Parkway/U.S. 77 will be closed at...
AMES, Iowa – March 15, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will hold a public information meeting Thursday, March 29, to discuss the proposed bridge replacement on U.S. 18, over a small stream 0.8 mile west of Sioux County Road K-30 in Rock Valley. The public is invited to attend the meeting anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at the Rock Valley City Hall, 1507 Main St. This public information meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum...
Iowa Transportation Commission Actions Taken March 13, 2012 800 Lincoln Way Ames, Iowa Order number Title Action taken Presenter D-2012-50 Approve minutes of Feb. 14, 2012, Commission meeting Approved Connie Page, Commission secretary, 515-239-1242 PPM-2012-51 *Interstate Rest Area Policy Approved Paul Trombino III, director, 515-239-1111 PPM-2012-52 *Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Application – City of Stuart Approved Craig Markley, director, Office of Systems Planning, 515-239-1027 PPM-2012-53 *RISE Application – City of Le Mars Approved Craig Markley, director, Office of Systems...
AMES, Iowa – March 14, 2012 – The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved a Revitalize Iowa's Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by the city of Le Mars. Up to $619,375 will be made available to assist in construction of approximately 2,640 feet of 27th Street Southwest and approximately 510 feet of Industrial Road located on the southwest side of town. This project is anticipated to be completed by November 2012. This project is necessary to provide access...