August 2012
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Aug. 30, 2012 – Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 4, motorists should expect delays for the installation of a sculpture as part of the Broadway viaduct (U.S. 6) in Council Bluffs, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation's Atlantic construction office. Lane closures and occasional viaduct closures will be required during the installation. Daytime lane closures will be from 7 a.m. until the day's work is completed. Signage will route traffic through the work zone. When...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Aug. 28, 2012 – All lanes of Interstate 380/U.S. 20 in Evansdale will be open by the morning of Thursday, Aug. 30 as the reconstruction of the southbound lanes is completed according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. However, crews will still be working off the roadway and there will be periodic short-term lane closures over the next few weeks. Starting Tuesday, Aug. 28 after 7 p.m., weather permitting, the contractor will...
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AMES, Iowa – Aug. 24, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation and organizers of the Iowa Farm Progress Show have identified the best traffic routes for getting into this year’s show. The show will be held Aug. 28 - 30, at its permanent biennial site east of Boone. The Farm Progress Show is the largest outdoor farm show in the United States. It presents farmers and ranchers from across the country and around the world with the latest information...
SIGOURNEY, Iowa – Aug. 24, 2012 – A bridge deck overlay project will require closing the Cedar Creek bridge on Iowa 92 between Delta and Sigourney beginning Monday, Aug. 27, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sigourney maintenance garage. During this closure, motorists traveling westbound on Iowa 92 will be rerouted south and west on Iowa 149 and then north on Iowa 21. Motorists traveling eastbound on Iowa 92 will be rerouted south on Iowa 21 and...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2012 – Travel during the upcoming Labor Day holiday may be slowed by road construction, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Several projects on Iowa’s interstate and state roadways may warrant advance planning on the part of drivers. Central Iowa Construction of a new bridge on Iowa 4 in Jefferson over the Union Pacific Railroad Co.'s property is in progress. Iowa 4 is closed between Reed Street and Central Avenue. Traffic is under detour...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2012 – A public auction of state-owned equipment will be held by the Iowa Department of Transportation on its grounds in Ames, Saturday, Sept. 8, beginning at 9 a.m. Equipment for offices and shops, automotive supplies and many other items are included in the sale. The sale 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, typewriters, facsimile machines,...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2012 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, Sept. 6, to discuss improvement alternatives for U.S. 61 in Des Moines and Louisa counties from Memorial Park Road in Burlington north to one mile north of Iowa 78. The public is invited to attend the meeting anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at the Mediapolis High School, 725 N. Northfield St. This public information meeting will be conducted utilizing an...
CRESTON, Iowa – Aug. 20, 2012 – Concrete patching work will restrict traffic on U.S. 6 to one lane in both directions between Dallas County Road R-16 and Interstate 35/80 near Clive from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays beginning Friday, Aug. 24, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. There will be a 16-foot width lane restriction in the open lanes. This project is expected to be completed by early September. The...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Aug. 17, 2012 – A hot-mix asphalt (HMA) overlay and rail retrofitting project on southbound Interstate 380 from 1.4 miles north of County Home Road to 33rd Avenue in Cedar Rapids will require lane restrictions nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. with occasional ramp closures beginning Sunday, Aug.19, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office. HMA work will occur from the north end of southbound I-380 to Cedar Lake,...