NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – July 2, 2014 – Traffic on southbound Interstate 380/U.S. 218 at exit 71 in Black Hawk County will be stopped for up to 20 minutes at times between 3 and 4 a.m. Thursday, July 3, to allow the replacement of a width restriction traffic sign that was damaged by weather, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The sign notes a lane width of 12 feet. Traffic will be stopped while the...
AMES, Iowa – July 2, 2014 – Since the July 4 holiday falls on a Friday this year, the Iowa Department of Transportation expects to see more travelers driving to the many exceptional recreational activities around the state. Because it is construction season in Iowa, the Iowa DOT 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 the holiday, we urge motorists to visit...
CHEROKEE, Iowa – July 1, 2014 – U.S. 59 in Cherokee and Ida counties will open at 1 p.m. today with the completion of stage 1 construction, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cherokee construction office. Cedar Valley Corp. LLC., the contractor of this $7.8 million Portland cement concrete overlay project, anticipates starting stage 2 of the project after Labor Day. Iowa DOT’s construction project website, www.iowadot.gov/travel.html#/highwayconstruction, has 2014 project details, including cost, schedules, planned detours, current status, start...