AMES, Iowa – March 18, 2016 – The Iowa Transportation Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will meet informally at 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, for approximately one hour 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...
AMES, Iowa – March 17, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Monday, March 28, to discuss the proposed improvements along Interstate 35 from just north of Oralabor Road (Iowa 160) to just south of Northeast 36th Street, in Polk County. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 133 SE Delaware Ave., in Ankeny. The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open...
AMES, Iowa – March 15, 2016 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will meet Monday, March 21 at The Drake, 106 Washington St., in Burlington. Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission Agenda 10 a.m. Welcome to the Great River Road Hospitality Workshop Introductions, including invited guests from Louisa, Des Moines, and Lee counties 10:10 a.m. The Great River Road: What is it? 10:50 a.m. Economic impact of the Great River Road 10:55 a.m. Iowa Great River Road signing project:...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 11, 2016 – Placement of concrete bridge deck forms over southbound U.S. 218 at the future interchange with Black Hawk County Road C-57 requires lane closures from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, March 15 and 16, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Southbound U.S. 218 traffic impacts The outside lane will be closed Tuesday, March 15. The inside lane will be closed Wednesday, March 16....
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa.— March 10, 2016 - The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public open house meeting on Thursday, March 24th, to discuss the 2016 summer construction on interstates 29 and 80, and U.S. 275. “The public information meeting will inform you about what to expect during the upcoming construction season. The Iowa DOT anticipates that ongoing work will impact people traveling on the interstate and businesses at interchanges that are under construction,” said Troy Jerman, Iowa DOT...
AMES, Iowa – March 10, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, March 22, to discuss the proposed improvements to Iowa 7 from the junction of Iowa 3, in Cherokee County, to 900 feet east of Northwestern Drive in Storm Lake, in Buena Vista County. Traffic would be detoured during construction using Iowa 3 and U.S. 71. For more information, see the website listed below. All interested persons are invited to attend this...
AMES, Iowa – March 10, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is providing notice, information, and schedule regarding the proposed bridge replacement on Iowa 1, approximately 1 mile north of Mount Vernon, in Linn County. The project provides for replacing the existing bridge with a 12-by-8-by-88-foot precast reinforced concrete box culvert. The roadway at this location was damaged by high water in 2014 that required closure of Iowa 1 while repairs were made. The Iowa DOT intends to replace...
AMES, Iowa – March 10, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Monday, March 21, to discuss the proposed removal of the median crossover pavement at the intersection of U.S. 30 and T Avenue, 0.5 mile east of Iowa 17 in Boone County. This would create a right in/right out only intersection. This meeting was originally scheduled for Feb. 8, but it was postponed due to inclement weather conditions in the area that day....
AMES, Iowa – March 9, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Wednesday, March 30, to discuss the proposed improvements to West Forevergreen Road from east of Kansas Avenue to Jones Boulevard in North Liberty. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the North Liberty Recreation Center, 520 W. Cherry St. The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. Iowa DOT staff will...
AMES, Iowa – March 8, 2016 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold a public input meeting at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, 1800 50th St., in West Des Moines Tuesday, April 12, 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...