May 2014
AMES, Iowa – May 20, 2014 – Beginning Wednesday morning, May 21, motorists along the Des Moines Interstate 235 corridor will be able to use a new travel-time information service provided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s digital message boards during morning and afternoon rush hours. Each message board will display travel-time between the current location and two upcoming intersections. Travel times will be displayed on the boards from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m....
AMES, Iowa – May 20, 2014 – With many people taking to Iowa’s roadways for the Memorial Day holiday, the Iowa Department of Transportation and the state’s counties and cities have set up work zones in every corner of Iowa to improve our transportation system. Prior to traveling over summer’s first holiday weekend, we urge motorists to visit 511ia.org for the latest traveler information on current projects that may affect travel plans. You can also get this information by following...
AMES, Iowa – May 19, 2014 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, May 29, to discuss the proposed improvements at the Interstate 35/80 and Iowa 141 interchange (Rider Corner) in Polk County. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the Urbandale Library (Rooms A and B), 3520 86th St., in Urbandale. The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. Iowa DOT staff...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – May 16, 2014 – The traffic detour, put in place yesterday because of an emergency road closure due to a fractured culvert, on Iowa 149 near milepost 8 north of Ottumwa has been changed, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 5 Office in Fairfield. During this emergency road closure, Iowa 149 traffic will now be temporary detoured as listed below. Northbound Iowa 149: Traffic will be detoured west on U.S. 63/Iowa 163, in Wapello County,...
AMES, Iowa – May 16, 2014 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Wednesday, May 28, to discuss two proposed culvert replacements along Iowa 136, near Fourth and 10th streets over Car Barn Creek in the city of Clinton. Traffic would be detoured during construction using Mill Creek Parkway, U.S. 30, and U.S. 67. (For more information, see the website listed below.) All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 4 and...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 15, 2014 – Scheduled lane closures required for bridge repairs on the north- and southbound lanes of Interstate 380 and U.S. 218 near the San Marnan interchange have been rescheduled due to weather conditions, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Traffic restrictions on northbound I-380/U.S. 218 that were scheduled to be in place May 15 are now scheduled for Monday night, May 19, when traffic will be restricted to one...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – May 15, 2014 – A fractured culvert on Iowa 149 near milepost 8 north of Ottumwa requires an emergency closure of the roadway, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 5 Office. During this emergency road closure, traffic will be temporary detoured using Highland Center Road, 118th Avenue, and 165th Street. Motorists should be advised that part of the detour route is on gravel roads. The Iowa DOT will provide information about the road reopening as...
INDIANOLA, Iowa – May 15, 2014 – The city of Indianola has announced that a grading and intersection improvement project on U.S. 65/U.S. 69 from just south of Hillcrest Avenue north 0.75 mile in Indianola will require restricting traffic to one lane in each direction in the southbound lanes starting Tuesday, May 27, weather permitting. The lane restrictions will be in place until mid-November. This project is being led by the city of Indianola, which hired Snyder and Associates Inc....
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 14, 2014 – Work continues on bridge repairs for both the north- and southbound lanes on Interstate 380 and U.S. 218 near the San Marnan interchange according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The following lane closures will be in place for approximately two weeks. Traffic in the three southbound I-380/U.S. 218 lanes are now restricted to one lane. Traffic restrictions on northbound I-380/U.S. 218 have been delayed from tonight until...
CHEROKEE, Iowa – May 14, 2014 – A Portland cement overlay project on U.S. 59 from the Ida County line north to Iowa 3 in Cherokee will require closing a portion of U.S. 59 to traffic beginning Tuesday, May 27, until Sept. 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cherokee construction office Traffic will be detoured around the construction zone using U.S. 20, Ida/Cherokee County Road L-51, and Iowa 3. The contractor for this project is Cedar...