September 2014
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 12, 2014 – The Iowa Department of Transportation proposes to reconstruct U.S. 20 in Correctionville as part of the overall U.S. 20 improvement project in Woodbury, Ida, and Sac counties. The project will affect the Sioux Bend Wildlife Management Area. The property is considered a wildlife/waterfowl refuge. The Iowa DOT will acquire approximately 5.85 acres. The wildlife area has been determined to be a Section 4(f) resource and the acquisition of right of way is expected...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 9, 2014 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold a public input meeting in Sioux Center Tuesday, Oct. 14, 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, bicycle, pedestrian, and public transit issues. A brief business meeting will begin at 8 a.m. with the public input meeting to immediately...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 9, 2014 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today at the Iowa Department of Transportation headquarters in Ames. Order number Title Actions taken Presenter D-2015-9 Approve Minutes of the Aug. 12, 2014, Commission Meeting Approved Connie Page, Commission secretary, 515-239-1242 PPM-2015-10 State Aviation Program Funding Recommendations Approved (see linked news release) Stuart Anderson, director, Planning, Programming and Modal Division, for Michelle McEnany, director, Office of Public Transit, 515-239-1659 (contact) PPM-2015-11...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 9, 2014 – The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved approximately $4.6 million for the fiscal year 2015 State Aviation Program, which includes several subprograms detailed below. The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will fund $2.4 million for aviation safety, planning and airport development projects at 21 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...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 8, 2014 –The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold an open-house public input meeting from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, at the Ankeny Public Services Building, 220 W. First St., to discuss and gather input about the Iowa Park and Ride System Plan. The Iowa DOT is developing the plan to identify ideal locations for park and ride facilities to serve commuters in the state. At this meeting, a presentation will be made and...
CHEROKEE, Iowa – Sept. 5, 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, Sept. 9 until Oct. 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 Valley...
MANCHESTER, Iowa – Sept. 5, 2014 – Portland cement concrete patching on Collins Road/Iowa 100, at the intersection with Twixt Town Road in Cedar Rapids, will require nighttime lane closures of Collins Road/Iowa on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 7 and 8, from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following morning, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Manchester construction office. Traffic impact One lane will remain open to traffic in both directions on Collins Road/Iowa 100. Twixt Town...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Sept. 5, 2014 – Roadway patching on Interstate 29 north of the Floyd Boulevard interchange (exit 147) requires lane closures in both directions beginning Friday, Sept. 5, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office. Work is expected to take one week. Motorists approaching this area should drive with caution and be prepared for traffic delays and backups beyond the limits of the work zone. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Sept. 4, 2014 – Construction work to set concrete beams for the second stage of a new bridge carrying U.S. 218 over Wolf Creek in La Porte City, in Black Hawk County, requires intermittent lane closures of up to 20 minutes beginning midmorning Friday, Sept. 5, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The intermittent lane closures will be required when trucks delivering each bridge beam stop on the completed...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 4, 2014 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, Sept. 9, in the Materials conference room at the Iowa Department of Transportation headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. Business meeting agenda Time Title Presenter 1:30 p.m. *Approve Minutes of the Aug. 12, 2014, Commission Meeting Connie Page, Commission secretary, 515-239-1242 Commission Comments Staff Comments 1:35 p.m. *State Aviation Program Funding Recommendations Michelle McEnany, director, Office of Public Transit, 515-239-1659 1:40...