PANORA, Iowa – June 7, 2018 – Work to replace the corrugated metal pipe at the intersection of Iowa 44 and Yellow Avenue east of Panora in Guthrie County will require closing the roadway to traffic at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 14th, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s De Soto maintenance garage. The Iowa DOT hopes to have the work completed and roadway opened by the end of the day on June 14. Motorists will want to...
The Iowa Department of Transportation is sending the following information as a courtesy to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. June 7, 2018 (Omaha, Neb.) — Placement of pavement markings will require the temporary closure of the westbound Interstate 80 ramp to northbound I-480 beginning at 10 p.m. Friday, June 8, until 6 a.m. Saturday, June 9, weather permitting, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Hawkins Construction Company is the contractor on this project. Motorists are urged to drive cautiously...
CRESTON, Iowa – June 7, 2018 – A bridge replacement project on the U.S. 71 bridge over Lone Tree Creek, 0.1 miles south of Cass County Road G-35, and 3.1 miles south of Atlantic, may take longer to complete than planned, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. As crews began removing the roadway to construct the bridge extension they discovered the slide that had damaged the roadway had impacted the existing piling at the south abutment....
AMES, Iowa – June 8, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, June 26, 2018, to discuss the proposed improvements to Iowa 1 in Johnson County, and to discuss right of way needs for the improvements. The proposed improvements include the replacement of Iowa 1 structures over the following locations: Old Woman’s Creek, Old Man’s Creek, A small natural stream located 2.1 miles south of Johnson County Road F-52, A stream 0.6 miles...
MASON CITY, Iowa – June 1, 2018 – Pavement resurfacing work on the Interstate 35 on- and off-ramps at Cerro Gordo County Road B-20 (exit 197) near Clear Lake will require closing the ramps to traffic from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday, June 4, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. The north- and southbound ramps will not be closed at the same time. If the ramp you want to take is closed,...
ANKENY, Iowa – June 1, 2018 – 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 and Iowa State Patrol troopers involved in the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program to inspect these commercial motor vehicles and assure the drivers are operating safely. While the media doesn’t often get the chance to see...