April 2017
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – April 27, 2017 – Reconstruction of the westbound U.S. 30 exit ramp to 80th Street (exit 246) in Cedar Rapids requires closing this ramp to traffic starting at 9 a.m. Monday, May 1, until late June 2017, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office. During this closure, traffic will be detoured around the work zone using U.S. 151 and 16th Avenue Southwest. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with...
AMES, Iowa – April 27, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a planning study of Interstate 380 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City and would like your input. The study will be developed and released through a series of technical reports that identify the existing conditions of I-380, the way the system is performing, short- and long-term issues, and strategies to improve the route. These technical memorandums will make recommendations that will conclude in an investment strategy...
AMES, Iowa – April 27, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the removal and replacement of the Business U.S. 61/West River Drive bridge over Iowa 22 in Davenport. The existing bridge, built in 1957, will be replaced by a concrete beam bridge with greater vertical clearance for Iowa 22. The Iowa 22 interchange ramps will be modified to improve safety and mobility and Iowa 22 will be reconstructed between the interchange ramps. Business U.S....
AMES, Iowa – April 26, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Wednesday, May 17, to discuss an Interstate 80 corridor study area that extends from east of the Cedar River to 1 mile east of Cedar County Road Y-26. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the Iowa DOT’s maintenance garage, 2092 Moscow Road, approximately 8 miles south of Tipton, which is south of...
GRIMES, Iowa – April 25, 2017 – Emergency repairs on U.S. 69 are expected to be completed and the road reopened to traffic by 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 26, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 1 maintenance office. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least double in work zones. As in...
GRIMES, Iowa – April 25, 2017 – A resurfacing project that will include hot-mix asphalt paving and milling work on U.S. 6/Hickman Road from Interstate 35/80 to Iowa 28/Merle Hay Road will require nighttime lane closures; however, one lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained at all times. These lane closures will occur when work is taking place from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday nights through Friday mornings beginning Sunday, April 30, until late September 2017, weather...
AMES, Iowa – April 25, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Monday, May 15, to discuss the proposed improvements to U.S. 63 from River Road/Wapello County Road J-12 to U.S. 34 in Ottumwa. The proposed project provides for the grading and paving of a new four-lane divided highway within the project limits. The existing bridge over a drainage ditch will be replaced with a new bridge, and the existing bridge over a bike...
GRIMES, Iowa – April 25, 2017 – Repair work on the Union Pacific Railroad bridge approach requires closing the southbound Interstate 35 entrance ramp from Corporate Woods Drive in Ankeny beginning Sunday night, April 30, until the end of June 2017, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. Traffic impacts Motorists wanting to use the southbound I-35 entrance ramp at Corporate Woods Drive will be detoured around the work zone by taking Northeast 66th Avenue...
AMES, Iowa – April 25, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed bridge project on U.S. 169 over Deer Creek, 0.8 mile north of Webster County Road C-66. The proposed project provides for removing the existing deck overlay, repair work, and replacing with new Portland cement concrete deck overlay. New bridge approaches will be constructed. Through traffic on U.S. 169 would be detoured during construction using Webster County roads D-14, P-56, and C-56....
GRIMES, Iowa – April 24, 2017 – Emergency pavement repairs will require the closure of the southbound lanes of U.S. 69 (Northeast 14th Street) south of Northeast Broadway Avenue in Des Moines for the next several days, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 1 maintenance office. During the closure, the Iowa DOT will be routing southbound traffic into one of the northbound lanes of U.S. 69. This head-to-head traffic pattern is a change from a previously announced detour....