August 2017
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 31, 2017 – As part of ongoing discussions with federal, state and local leaders, Iowa Department of Transportation Director Mark Lowe traveled to Washington, D.C. Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, to take part in a White House Conversation on Infrastructure: Empowering State and Local Leaders. Director Lowe joined a mix of transportation, economic development, agriculture, natural resources leaders to hold a conversation between all layers of government to gain perspective and input on infrastructure challenges and opportunities....
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 31, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the replacement of the Iowa 78 bridge located 0.8 mile east of Henry County Road W-66/Oasis Avenue, the project’s off-site detour route, and right of way needs of the project. The project involves the replacement of the existing 24-by-30-foot I-beam bridge, over a small natural stream, with a twin 12-by-12-by-118-foot reinforced concrete box culvert. During replacement of the bridge, the Iowa 78 bridge...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 24, 2017 – Traffic on U.S. 20 between Holstein and Ida County Road M-25 will be shifted to the newly constructed westbound lanes and be placed in a head-to-head traffic pattern beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Aug. 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office. Motorists should expect delays when the lane shifts are taking place. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 24, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Wednesday, Sept. 6, to discuss the proposed bridge replacement on Iowa 3 over the West Fork Cedar River, 0.8 mile east of Butler County Road T-16. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the Dumont Fire Station, 630 First St. The meeting will be conducted utilizing an open forum format. Iowa DOT staff...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 24, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, Sept. 12, to discuss design alternatives for the interchange at Interstate 80 and Herbert Hoover Highway. The overall project study area extends from east of Iowa City in Johnson County, approximately 1.5 miles west of Herbert Hoover Highway, to east of West Branch at Charles Avenue in Cedar County. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2017 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will meet Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters in Ames. The meeting was rescheduled because the Commission will be in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of Iowa’s congressional delegation during the regularly scheduled Commission meeting time on Sept. 12. # Contact: Stuart Anderson at 515-239-1661 or
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AMES, Iowa – Aug. 22, 2017 – The Secondary Road Fund Distribution Committee (SRFDC) will meet at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, at the Veterans Memorial Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, 833 Fifth Ave., in Des Moines, Iowa. Agenda Approval of March 9, 2017, minutes Update on Road Use Tax revenue projections Adam Shell, Iowa Department of Transportation’s Office of Systems Planning, 515-239-1221 Review of annual SRFDC data update Steve DeVries, Iowa County Engineers Association Service Bureau, 515-244-0779...
(Note: This news release is being redistributed by the Iowa Department of Transportation as a courtesy to the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) For Immediate Release Tony Dorsey Monday, August 21, 2017
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SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 21, 2017 – The first of two bridge deck pours on the Interstate 29 bridge at Hamilton Boulevard in Sioux City will require closing northbound I-29 to traffic from 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, until 6 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Sioux City construction office. During this closure, northbound I-29 traffic will be detoured onto the off-ramp at Hamilton Boulevard (exit 149) and then onto the northbound...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 21, 2017 – The Iowa Department of Transportation announced that the public chose the City and County Reboot design to replace Iowa’s current county standard license plate. Gov. Kim Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, and Iowa DOT Director Mark Lowe revealed three potential plate designs at the start of the Iowa State Fair. The public voted for their favorite design through an online poll and at the Iowa DOT’s State Fair booth throughout the Fair. The...