May 2015
AMES, Iowa – May 28, 2015 – Nearly 50 vehicles and a variety of shop and office items will be sold by the Iowa Department of Transportation at an auction Saturday, June 6, beginning at 9 a.m. in Ames. Complete information about the auction has been posted on the Iowa DOT’s website at www.iowadot.gov/auction/. The sale will be held in the auction building south of the Iowa DOT's sign shop on South Fourth Street. Vehicles and equipment to be sold...
AMES, Iowa – May 28, 2015 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, June 9, to discuss the proposed improvements to Interstate 29 and Woodbury County Road K-25 interchange near Salix. The interchange is 6.4 miles north of Iowa 141. Woodbury County Road K-25 will be closed to traffic within the interchange. The northbound ramps will be closed during construction. Traffic on the southbound interchange ramps will be maintained, except for brief periods. Traffic...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – May 26, 2015 – Road construction work on Denmark Drive at Metro Crossing will require closing Denmark Drive at U.S. 275/Iowa 92 until mid-August 2015, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Metro Drive will remain open throughout construction. Traffic impact Northbound Interstate 29 on- and off-ramps at the U.S. 275/ Iowa 92 Interchange (Exit 47) are expected to remain closed for approximately one year. It is expected that additional lane closures will occur throughout the...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 26, 2015 – The outside lane of northbound Interstate 380/westbound U.S. 20 near Evansdale will be closed for bridge deck joint repair work from the River Forest Road interchange on-ramp west and north onto the ramp where northbound I-380 curves to the north beginning at 10 p.m. Thursday, May 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. A 13-foot-6-inch width lane restriction will be in place on the ramp...
CHEROKEE, Iowa – May 26, 2015 – A Portland cement concrete overlay project on U.S. 71 in Clay County will require a closure and detour between Clay County Road B-53 and 15th Street in Spencer beginning Thursday, May 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cherokee construction office. Motorists will follow the marked detour route on Clay County roads B-53 and M-50. The detour is anticipated to be in place until September. Cedar Valley Corp., of Waterloo,...
AMES, Iowa – May 22, 2015 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Tuesday, June 2, to discuss the proposed improvements along U.S. 218/Iowa 27 corridor from the Cedar River bridges at Janesville north to the Iowa 116/Business U.S. 218 interchange at Waverly, in Bremer County. The completed environmental assessment will also be available. All interested persons are invited to attend this hearing anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at the Janesville Riviera Roose Community Center,...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 21, 2015 – Bridge deck joint repair work on the southbound to eastbound Interstate 380 ramp carrying southbound I-380 over U.S. 20/U.S. 218 at the interchange of I-380/U.S. 20/U.S. 218 near Evansdale will require restricting ramp traffic to one lane beginning at 10 p.m. Monday, May 25, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. A 13-foot-6-inch width lane restriction will be in place in the open lane. At the...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – May 21, 2015 – Crossing replacement work by the BNSF Railway Co.at U.S. 69 in Osceola requires closing the roadway to traffic beginning Wednesday, May 27, until Friday, May 29, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Fairfield maintenance office. During this railroad crossing replacement project, traffic will be detoured around construction using East Webster Street, North Adams Street, and East Ayers Street. The latest traveler information is available anytime through our 511 system. Visit...
AMES, Iowa – May 21, 2015 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is providing public notice of a proposed bridge repair in Dubuque at the U.S. 151/61 interchange. The proposed project provides for repairs to the existing bridge, constructing new bridge approaches, and replacing guardrails. The proposed project will require the closure of the bridge and a traffic detour using Skyline Road. More information is available on Iowa DOT’s website: www.iowadot.gov/ole/otherprojectinfo.html. For general information regarding the proposed bridge repair project,...
AMES, Iowa – May 18, 2014 – Just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, the Iowa Department of Transportation’s 2015 major construction project website is now available to provide motorists information about the location of major Iowa DOT construction projects that may impact travel. The site, http://www.iowadot.gov/travel.html#/highwayconstruction, includes an interactive map containing the 47 highway or bridge projects across Iowa that have the potential to cause a major impact to the traveling public. It provides detailed information about each...