July 2013
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – July 17, 2013 – Reconstruction and realignment work will require closing the intersection of U.S. 63 and Iowa 58 at the south end of Hudson beginning Monday, July 22, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. U.S. 63 traffic will be detoured east on Black Hawk County Road D-46 to Iowa 21, north to U.S. 20, then west to U.S. 63. Iowa 58 will be open from U.S. 20 to...
AMES, Iowa – July 17, 2013 – Have you ever had to change plans in the middle of a trip? The Iowa Department of Transportation is making that quick shift in plans a little easier for bicyclists by activating a mobile version of its popular interactive bike map. Explore this interactive map to plan or alter your trip. Find bicycle trail routes and features including trailheads, parking, restrooms, and bicycle shops. Plan your bike trip ahead of time or on...
AMES, Iowa – July 15, 2013 – With a January 2014 compliance date quickly approaching to meet medical self-certification requirements for commercial driver’s license holders, the Iowa Department of Transportation is reminding CDL holders of an online service aimed at helping them comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations. The “myMVD Self-Certification and Medical Examiner’s Certificate” service is available online, anytime for the convenience of busy drivers. Since the Iowa DOT began compliance with the federal rules in January...
AMES, Iowa – July 11, 2013 – One tool the Iowa Department of Transportation is using to fulfill its mission to be “Smarter, Simpler & Customer Driven” is a new application to organize all other Iowa DOT apps designed for smart phones and tablets. Instead of making our customers search for each individual app developed by the Iowa DOT or our business partners, the agency is providing all the apps in one “container” app called myIowaDOT, which is available for...
BRITT, Iowa – July 11, 2013 – The culvert construction project on Iowa 9 at Sugar Creek, just west of Osage, is expected to open to traffic at 2 p.m. today, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Britt construction office. Iowa 9 has been closed at this location since the road was washed out by a flash flood May 19-20, just 53 days ago. The new structure is a three-barrel precast concrete box culvert, with each barrel measures 14-feet...
AMES, Iowa – July 9, 2013 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold a public input meeting in Grinnell Tuesday, Aug. 13, to hear about transportation matters from representatives of local government, interest groups and individuals. Items that may be discussed at the meeting include the Iowa Transportation Improvement Program; transportation policies; and highway, aviation, rail, river and transit issues. A brief business meeting will begin at 8 a.m. with the public input meeting to immediately follow. The public input...
Order number Title Action taken Presenter D-2014-1 Approve Minutes of the June 11, 2013, Commission Meeting in Council Bluffs Approved Connie Page, Commission secretary, 515-239-1242 MV-2014-2 Administrative Rules: 761 IAC 601, 604, 605 and 630 – related to online driver’s license renewal Approved Mark Lowe, director, Motor Vehicle Division, 515-237-3121 PPM-2014-3 State Aviation Program Recommendation Approved Kay Thede, Office of Aviation, 515-239-1048 PPM-2014-4 Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) Application – Franklin County Approved Craig Markley, director, Office of Systems Planning,...
AMES, Iowa – July 9, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa's Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by Franklin County. Up to $322,000 will be made available to assist in the reconstruction of 3,580 feet of 90th Street west of Franklin County Road S-41 located southwest of Hampton. This project is anticipated to be completed by June 2014. The improvements are necessary to provide improved access to The Good Eggs, LLC, an egg...
AMES, Iowa – July 9, 2013 – The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved $5.9 million for the fiscal year 2014 State Aviation Program, which includes several subprograms detailed below. The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will fund $3.6 million for aviation safety, planning and airport development projects at 26 airports throughout Iowa. Projects funded through the AIP include maintenance of aviation weather systems; runway marking; windsocks; emergency operational repairs at publicly owned airports; match for federal statewide planning studies; land-use planning;...
MASON CITY, Iowa – July 5, 2013 – Concrete pavement overlay work will require closing a section of Iowa 3 from the intersection with Bremer County Road V-56 (6 miles east of Readlyn) to the intersection with Iowa 150 (near Oelwein in Fayette County) beginning Monday morning, July 15, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 2 Office. Eastbound Iowa 3 traffic wanting to travel north on Iowa 150 is detoured from Iowa 3 north on Bremer/Fayette...