AMES, Iowa – May 6, 2016 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. The Commission will also conduct an informal workshop at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, in the Materials Conference Room. Business meeting agenda Tuesday, May 10 Time Title Presenter 1:30 p.m. *Election of Commission Officers Leonard Boswell, chair *Approve Minutes...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 5, 2016 – Pavement patching, guardrail updates, and hot-mix asphalt resurfacing work on Iowa 93 from U.S. 63 to Sumner requires daytime lane closures beginning Monday, May 9, until late July, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Traffic impacts When daytime lane closures are in place, flaggers and pilot cars will be used to control traffic. Only minor repair work will be occurring within the cities of Tripoli...
JEFFERSON, Iowa – May 4, 2016 – Bridge deck overlay work on the U.S. 30 bridge over U.S. 69/South Duff Avenue in Ames will require restricting eastbound U.S. 30 traffic to one lane and closing the southbound U.S. 69/South Duff to eastbound U.S. 30 on-ramp beginning 7 a.m. Monday, May 9, until Friday, July 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Jefferson construction office. Motorists on U.S. 69/South Duff Avenue wanting to travel east on U.S. 30...
AMES, Iowa – May 2, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, May 12, to discuss the proposed bridge replacements on Iowa 175 with box culverts. The bridges are located over Tank Pond Creek 0.3 mile west of Webster County Road P-33 and West Buttrick Creek 2.1 miles east of Webster County Road P-29. Iowa 175 traffic will be detoured during construction using Webster County roads P-33 and D-60 and Baxter Avenue. All...
AMES, Iowa – May 2, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking public input regarding the Iowa State Freight Plan. The Iowa DOT is developing the plan to guide future freight initiatives and investments in Iowa’s multimodal freight transportation system. A public input meeting will be held on June 8 from 3:30 to 7 p.m. in the DuPont East Room at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Center, 909 Robert D. Ray Drive, in Des Moines. The meeting will...