June 2015
AMES, Iowa – June 30, 2015 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will meet Tuesday, July 7, at the Le Claire Community Library, 323 Wisconsin St., in Le Claire. Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission Agenda 10 a.m. Roll call Welcome *Approval of April 23, 2015, meeting minutes 10:10 a.m. *Treasurer report and approval Other business -Budget review -Semiannual MRPC meeting April 22-24, St. Paul, Minn. 10:30 a.m. Reports -Annual meeting committees -Culture and Heritage -Environment, Recreation and Agriculture...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – June 25, 2015 – Presently, southbound I-380 traffic on the southbound I-380/ U.S. 218 to eastbound U.S. 20 ramp in Waterloo is restricted to one-lane traffic with a 13-foot-6-inch lane width restriction. Beginning the evening of Monday, June 29, traffic will be switched to the other side of the bridge and the lane width restriction on this ramp will be narrowed to 9-feet-6-inches, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Also, beginning...
AMES, Iowa – June 24, 2015 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s driver’s license stations have revised their holiday hours for the Independence Day holiday. All Iowa DOT driver’s license stations will be open Friday, July 3, and closed Saturday, July 4 and Monday, July 6. Driver’s license stations are normally closed on Mondays. The stations will resume regular hours of operation on Tuesday, July 7, at 8:30 a.m. All other Iowa DOT business locations, including the Iowa DOT’s permit...
DES MOINES, Iowa – June 22, 2015 –Transit systems from Ottumwa, Ames, and Mason City have been honored by the Iowa Department of Transportation for their accomplishments during fiscal year 2014. Each year at the Iowa Public Transportation Association’s conference and annual meeting, the Iowa DOT recognizes one regional transit system and one urban transit system for the highest percentage increase in ridership coupled with a decrease or lowest increase in operating costs. Beginning this year, the Iowa DOT recognized...
DES MOINES, Iowa – June 22, 2015 – Two Iowa transit vehicle operators are headed for national and international level competition by earning top honors in Iowa's 29th Annual Public Transit Roadeo held in Des Moines on June 13, 2015. Kurt Mackel-Wiederanders, representing DART in Des Moines, placed first in the small bus competition. Kevin Gries, representing CyRide in Ames, placed first in the large bus competition. Mackel-Wiederanders will represent the state of Iowa at the Community Transportation Association of...
AMES, Iowa – June 19, 2015 – All Iowa Department of Transportation business locations will be closed Friday, July 3, for the Independence Day holiday. Iowa DOT driver’s license stations All Iowa DOT driver’s license stations will be closed Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4. They will be open Monday, July 6, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (offices are normally closed on Mondays). The stations will resume normal hours of operation on Tuesday, July 7, at 8:30 a.m....
AMES, Iowa – June 18, 2015 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed replacement of the culvert on Iowa 346 at Etter Creek in Chicaksaw County, 3.6 miles west of U.S. 63. The proposed project includes the replacement of the existing culvert to a twin, reinforced concrete box culvert. Approximately 100 feet of pavement will need to be replaced in order to construct the culvert. Iowa 346 will be closed to traffic during construction...
AMES, Iowa – June 18, 2015 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed replacement of the U.S. 169 bridge over Mud Creek, 0.3 mile south of the junction of Kossuth County Road A-40. The proposed project provides for replacing the existing bridge with a prestressed, pretensioned concrete beam bridge that is 105 feet by 44 feet. New bridge approaches would be constructed and existing guardrail would be replaced with 10-foot shoulders. Three of the...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – June 16, 2015 – Road construction work at South Expressway and northbound Interstate 29/westbound I-80 in Council Bluffs requires closing the entrance ramp from South Expressway/Iowa 192 to northbound I-29/westbound I-80 Tuesday, June 16, from 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Metro Drive will remain open throughout construction. Traffic impact After the on-ramp is closed at 10 p.m., interstate traffic will shift onto the new...
DES MOINES, Iowa – June 11, 2015 – A bridge repair project on eastbound Interstate 80 at the west mixmaster (I-35/80/235) in West Des Moines requires closing the eastbound I-80 exit ramp to northbound I-35/80 beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, June 12, until 5 a.m. Monday, June 15, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. Through traffic will detour around construction by using I-235. Local traffic should use alternate routes. The latest traveler information is...