March 2015
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – March 31, 2015 – Removal of temporary barrier rail requires closing eastbound Gordon Drive from Pierce Street to Pearl Street from 8 a.m. until noon Wednesday, April 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office. If your travel plans included the affected portion of eastbound Gordon Drive tomorrow morning, please find an alternate route to your destination – leaving early to accommodate any additional travel time. The latest traveler information...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – March 30, 2015 – Construction of a new bridge on Edgewood Road in Cedar Rapids will be at a different stage starting at 6 p.m. Monday, March 30, which will require intermittent lane closures over the next two weeks between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and also after 6 p.m., weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office. Up to four 10-minute intermittent lane closures on northbound Edgewood Road between North...
DES MOINES, Iowa – March 27, 2015 – Ramp reconstruction work will require closing the eastbound Interstate 80 exit ramp to U.S. 65/U.S. 6/Hubbell Avenue (exit 142) near Altoona beginning at 11 p.m. Sunday, March 29, until Thursday, May 21, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Des Moines construction office. Motorists traveling from eastbound I-80 to Hubbell Avenue will follow the signed detour. When this exit ramp work is complete and opened to traffic, the eastbound I-80...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – March 26, 2015 – Road reconstruction work on U.S. 20 at Moville near mile marker 18 will require traffic to be restricted to one lane in both directions beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, March 30, until the end of November 2015, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office. The traffic restricts are required to allow replacement of the eastbound U.S. 20 bridge over the West Fork of the Little Sioux...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – March 26, 2015 – Road reconstruction work will require a lane closure in both directions of Interstate 29 from 0.5 mile south to 1 mile north of the Sergeant Bluff interchange (exit 141) beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, March 30, for approximately one week, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office. The closures are required to allow the contractor to prepare the work zone for the I-29 southbound reconstruction project....
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – March 26, 2015 – Road reconstruction work will require intermittent lane closures on Iowa 12/Gordon Drive in downtown Sioux City beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, March 30, until mid-May, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office. The closures are required to work on median and sidewalk construction; and installation of traffic signals, signing, lighting, and erosion control. The latest traveler information is available anytime through our 511 system. Visit www.511ia.org;...
DES MOINES, Iowa – March 25, 2015 – Bridge deck reconstruction work requires closing the Iowa 316 bridge over the Des Moines River south of Runnells, in Polk County, to traffic beginning at 12:01 a.m. Monday, March 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Des Moines construction office. Traffic is being routed around the construction zone using Iowa 5, U.S. 65, Iowa 163, and Polk County Road S-27. Message boards are on location to remind travelers of...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – March 25, 2015 – A pavement replacement project will require detouring westbound U.S. 30 traffic between Stoney Point Road and Edgewood Road in Cedar Rapids beginning Monday, March 30, until Saturday, May 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office. Traffic impact Traffic on westbound U.S. 30 will be switched to the eastbound U.S. 30 lanes, and then back east at the crossovers. The on- and off-ramps from U.S. 151/Williams...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 23, 2015 – Construction of a new interchange at the intersection of U.S. 218 and Black Hawk County Road C-57 requires closing access to Black Hawk County Road C-57 beginning Wednesday, April 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Motorists will be detoured around the construction zone using marked routes. The detour will be in place through the winter of 2015-16. Traffic will be allowed access to Black...
AMES, Iowa – March 23, 2015 – The Iowa Transportation Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will meet informally at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 26, for approximately two hours or less via telephone conference call. Transportation-related matters that may be discussed include the development of the five-year Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. # Editor’s note: There are two ways to listen to the Iowa Transportation Commission’s informal workshop session. The broadcast feed and phone lines are active 15 minutes prior...