Iowa DOT News

May 2017

Media invited to Roadcheck 2017 June 6-8

May 25, 2017

ANKENY, Iowa – May 25, 2017 – Thousands of commercial motor vehicles loaded with everything from paper products to windmill parts travel across North American highways every day. In Iowa, it’s up to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Office of Motor Vehicle Enforcement officers to inspect these commercial motor vehicles and assure the drivers are operating safely. Media outlets are invited to take a closer look at how these safety inspections are carried out during a targeted enforcement effort, called...

Proposed improvements to U.S. 20 at Swiss Valley Road in Dubuque County to be discussed June 15 in Dubuque

May 25, 2017

AMES, Iowa – May 25, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, June 15, to discuss the proposed interchange and right of way needs to U.S. 20 at Swiss Valley Road in Dubuque County. The project entails a new interchange and access control at Swiss Valley Road and reconstruction of U.S. 20 from Cottingham Road to just west of Barrington Drive. Work also includes construction of frontage roads on the north and south...

Iowa 224 in Jasper County to temporarily close May 30 for reconstruction #iatraffic

May 24, 2017

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – May 24, 2017 – A hot-mix asphalt pavement reconstruction project on Iowa 224 between U.S. 6, near Kellogg, and Interstate 80 will require closing the roadway to traffic in both directions beginning at 5 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, until mid-October 2017, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Marshalltown construction office. Motorists will be detoured around the work zone using U.S. 6, Iowa Speedway Drive, and I-80. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with...

Lane repairs begin tomorrow on westbound I-80/northbound I-29 in Council Bluffs #iatraffic

May 23, 2017

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – May 23, 2017 – The right lane of westbound Interstate 80/northbound I-29 between the Iowa 192/South Expressway (exit 3) ramps will be closed for repairs beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, until 5 a.m. Thursday, May 25, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 4 office. To reduce traffic volumes while repairs occur, the northbound on-ramp at U.S. 275/Iowa 92 (exit 47) and the westbound on-ramp at Madison Avenue (exit 5) will...

Tire safety event to be held May 23 in Ankeny

May 19, 2017

(Editor's note: Because your tires are one of the most important safety elements of any vehicle, this release is being circulated through the Iowa Department of Transportation's news release system as a courtesy to the organizers of this event.) MEDIA ADVISORY For Information Contact: Jana Rieker at [email protected] (515) 401-7650 Heartland Tire & Auto Center to award a Central Iowa military family with a free set of tires. Heartland Tire & Auto Center, in partnership with Bridgestone, will present a...

Shaulis Road at Iowa 21 in Black Hawk County to be closed May 22 for road repairs #iatraffic

May 19, 2017

NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 19, 2017 – A traffic safety project was completed in 2016 to add traffic signals and left-turn lanes at the intersection of Iowa 21 and Shaulis Road, 1 mile south of U.S. 20 in Black Hawk County. During construction, a small section of new pavement was damaged in the southbound lane that needs to be patched. This work will take place at 8 a.m. Monday, May 22, and requires closing Shaulis Road at Iowa 21...

Northbound I-29 on- and off-ramps at Salix (exit 134) to close May 30 #iatraffic

May 18, 2017

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – May 18, 2017 – Ramp shoulder construction work, in conjunction with the Interstate 29 interchange reconstruction project, will require closing northbound I-29 on- and off-ramps at Salix (exit 134) beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 30, until Tuesday, June 13, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office. Motorists will be directed around the northbound I-29 ramp work zone onto a signed detour route using Woodbury County roads D-51 and K-45....

Iowa DOT offices closed over Memorial Day weekend

May 15, 2017

AMES, Iowa – May 15, 2017 – All Iowa Department of Transportation business locations will be closed Monday, May 29, in honor of Memorial Day. Iowa DOT driver's license stations All Iowa DOT driver’s license stations will be closed Saturday, May 27, and Monday, May 29 (offices are normally closed on Mondays). The stations will resume operations Tuesday, May 30, at 8:30 a.m. Many people may be able to complete driver’s license business online at www.iowadot.gov or at one of...

Proposed improvements of a U.S. 69 bridge in Hancock County to be discussed May 24 in Garner

May 11, 2017

AMES, Iowa – May 11, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Wednesday, May 24, to discuss the proposed improvements of the U.S. 69 bridge over the east branch of the Iowa River, 3.8 miles north of the north junction of U.S. 18, in Hancock County. Through traffic on U.S. 69 would be detoured during bridge construction using Hancock County roads B-20, R-64, and B-30. For more information, see the website listed below. All...

Lane closures on southbound U.S. 75 in Plymouth County begin May 16 #iatraffic

May 10, 2017

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – May 10, 2017 – A reconstruction project to grade and replace Portland cement concrete pavement on U.S. 75 from north of Merrill to south of Le Mars, in Plymouth County, requires closing the southbound lanes and shifting traffic to a head-to-head traffic pattern in each direction on the existing northbound lanes beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 16, until Friday, Sept. 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. Traffic impacts...

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