February 2018
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 28, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation has rescheduled the public information meeting that will now be held Tuesday, March 13, to discuss two Missouri Valley bypass corridor study areas. The northern study area extends along Harrison County Road F-50 from Interstate 29 to U.S. 30. The southern study area includes an area south of Missouri Valley and extends along U.S. 30 from I-29 to 280th Street. The public information meeting was originally scheduled for...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Feb. 27, 2018 – The overflow bridge over the backwaters of the Mississippi River on the north edge of Sabula is closed. The bridge was currently in the process of being replaced and an issue occurred during construction. The replacement schedule is being accelerated, but the bridge will remain closed until a replacement is in place. The new bridge is expected to be completed in late May, weather and schedule permitting. During the closure, traffic will...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 26, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, March 8, to discuss the proposed improvements of Iowa 9 from the south junction of Iowa 76 to the north corporate limit of Waukon and on Iowa 76 from the north junction of Iowa 9 to West Ninth Street, in Allamakee County. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at Waukon Wellness Center,...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Feb. 23, 2018 – A construction project on U.S. 63 between Franklin and Newell streets in Waterloo will require closing the roadway to traffic beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, March 5, until late November 2019, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. One of the first phases of the project will require demolishing the existing pedestrian bridge so pedestrian access around the project will be reduced. Additional work includes replacement...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 22, 2018 – The public information meeting scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 22, to discuss the highway corridor study near the intersection of Iowa 141 and Iowa 415 Polk County has been cancelled due to inclement weather. The meeting was to be held between 5 and 6:30 p.m. at the Jester Park Lodge, 11121 NW Jester Park Drive, near Granger. The Iowa DOT will reschedule the public information meeting and provide date and location details as soon...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 21, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a planning study of Interstate 80. The study is being developed and released through a series of technical reports that identify the existing condition of I-80, the way the system is performing, short- and long-term issues, and strategies to improve the route. Each report will be accessible online as it becomes available on the Iowa DOT’s I-80 Planning Study website at: www.iowadot.gov/interstatestudy. The third and final...
Feb. 19, 2018 – AMES, Iowa - Iowa Department of Transportation officials are urging motorists to evaluate the necessity of each trip during poor winter driving conditions, and monitor weather forecasts and road condition reports before heading out on the roads. Log on to http://511ia.org/ for the latest road conditions, towing restrictions, and snowplow locations and photos. If you must travel over the next couple of days, please consider the following recommendations. Driving tips for safer winter travel Focus all...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 15, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is now accepting grant applications for the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grant program. This grant program is eligible for diesel fleets in all 99 Iowa counties. As part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the grant program assists with the replacement of aging diesel equipment in fleets. This includes school buses; heavy- and medium-duty transit buses and trucks; and nonroad engines,...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Feb. 14, 2018 – This year marks the second year of a two-year reconstruction project of U.S. 63 in Waterloo, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19, weather permitting Intermittent lane closures will be in place on southbound U.S. 63 between Jefferson Street and Franklin Street with at least two lanes open to traffic. The intermittent lane closures are needed to complete preliminary work prior...
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 14, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a planning study of Interstate 80. The study is being developed and released through a series of technical reports that identify the existing condition of I-80, the way the system is performing, short- and long-term issues, and strategies to improve the route. Each report will be accessible online as it becomes available on the Iowa DOT’s I-80 Planning Study website at: www.iowadot.gov/interstatestudy. The third and final...