NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Nov. 12, 2013 – Pavement grinding work on northbound Interstate 380 will require closing the inside lane of I-380 near Evansdale Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The northbound I-380 on-ramp at River Forest Road near Evansdale will also be closed for a short time between noon and 3 p.m. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey...
Order number Title Action Taken Presenter D-2014-23 Approve Minutes of the Oct.8 13, 2013, Commission Meeting Approved Connie Page, Commission secretary, 515-239-1242 H-2014-24 Administrative Rule: 761 IAC 119 – Tourist-Oriented Sign Program Approved John Adam, director, Highway Division, 515-239-1124 H-2014-25 Administrative Rule: 761 IAC 120 – Private Directional Sign Program Approved John Adam, director, Highway Division, 515-239-1124 H-2014-26 Transfer of Jurisdiction – Iowa 2 in Fort Madison Approved John Adam, director, Highway Division, 515-239-1124 H-2014-27 Transfer of Jurisdiction – Iowa...
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 12, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa's Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by the city of Altoona. Up to $228,308 will be made available to assist in the construction of approximately 436 feet of Adventureland Drive Northeast. This project is anticipated to be completed by July 2014. These improvements are necessary to provide access to Dayton Freight Lines Inc., a trucking terminal, and will support the creation of...
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 12, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa's Sound Economy (RISE) Immediate Opportunity grant application submitted by Greene County. Up to $425,000 will be made available to assist in the reconstruction of approximately 2,640 feet of Trinity Avenue located northeast of the city of Paton. This project is anticipated to be completed by August 2014. This improvement is necessary to provide access to Bauer Built Manufacturing Inc., a manufacturer of agriculture planters,...
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 12, 2013 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a Revitalize Iowa's Sound Economy (RISE) Local Development grant application submitted by the city of Clinton. Up to $449,433 will be made available to assist in construction of a right-turn lane on Iowa 136, approximately 1,100 feet of 19th Avenue North and approximately 880 feet of 10th Street Northwest located on the northwest side of town in the Lyons Business and Technology Park. This project is anticipated...
AMES, Iowa – Nov 12, 2013 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission will meet Thursday, Nov. 14, at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, 350 E. Third St., in Dubuque. Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission Agenda 10 a.m. Roll call Welcome *Approval of Sept. 20, 2013, meeting minutes 10:15 a.m. *Treasurer report and approval General reports *2014 and 2015 budgets -Iowa MRPC Annual Report review/distribution -New commissioner training MRPC Annual Meeting reports -Culture and Heritage Committee -Marketing Committee...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Nov. 8, 2013 – The traffic pattern on U.S. 63 in Waterloo from Newell Street to Donald Street will change Monday, Nov. 11, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. U.S. 63 traffic in this section will be shifting from a two-lane, two-way traffic pattern to a four-lane divided traffic pattern. However, the outside lanes of the north- and southbound U.S. 63 will be closed from Monday, Nov. 11, through...
DES MOINES, Iowa – Nov. 7, 2013 – Westbound Interstate 80 traffic will continue to be restricted to the right lane at the Altoona interchange (exit 142) until approximately Sunday, Nov. 10, while emergency repairs are made to the I-80 mainline bridge that was damaged by an oversize load traveling north on U.S. 65 under I-80 on Oct. 31, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Other construction-related traffic information Northbound U.S. 65 under I-80 near Altoona will be reduced...
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 7, 2013 – The westbound Interstate 235 exit ramp at the 73rd Street interchange (exit 3) is scheduled to reopen to traffic Tuesday, Nov. 19, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Des Moines construction office. Road construction work will continue on the westbound I-235 auxiliary lane project in Windsor Heights until early December when all lanes will be open. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and...
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 7, 2013 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, Nov. 12, in the Materials conference room at the Iowa Department of Transportation headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. Meeting agenda Time Title Presenter 1:30 p.m. *Approve Minutes of the Oct. 8, 2013, Commission Meeting Connie Page, Commission secretary, 515-239-1242 Commission Comments Staff Comments 1:35 p.m. *Administrative Rule: 761 IAC 119 – Tourist-Oriented Sign Program John Adam, director, Highway Division, 515-239-1124...