October 2018
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 30, 2018 – Road construction work at the Interstate 35/U.S. 30 interchange in Ames will require closing the northbound lanes of I-35 from 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31 until 5 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1. Closure of the southbound lanes of I-35 will start at 10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, and end at 5 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 1, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Jefferson construction office. The eastbound U.S. 30 off-ramp to northbound...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 30, 2018 – All Iowa Department of Transportation business locations will be closed Monday, Nov. 12 in honor of Veterans Day. Iowa DOT driver’s license service centers, which are normally closed on Mondays, will also be closed Saturday, Nov. 10 in observance of the holiday. The service centers will reopen on Tuesday, Nov. 13 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 the conveniently...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Oct. 29, 2018 – Construction work to replace a storm sewer will impact traffic traveling from northbound U.S. 63 to northbound U.S. 218 beginning Tuesday, Oct. 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. The four-day project will cause traffic to be detoured to Westfield Avenue and then Fletcher Avenue to access the northbound collector road to northbound U.S. 218. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey...
MASON CITY, Iowa – Oct. 26, 2018 – One of the westbound lanes of Iowa 122 between South Monroe and South Carolina avenues, which has been closed for reconstruction since late April 2018, will reopen to traffic beginning Tuesday morning Oct. 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. Traffic will remain in a head-to-head traffic pattern between South Massachusetts and South Carolina avenues. The traffic signal at Federal Avenue and Fifth Street (westbound...
MASON CITY, Iowa – Oct. 26, 2018 – A resurfacing project on U.S. 65 between 6th Street North and 18th Street North in Mason City will be completed and the roadway will reopen to traffic beginning Wednesday, Oct. 31, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. The roadway, which was previously four lanes, will now be three lanes. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Oct. 24, 2018 – On Friday, Oct. 26, weather permitting, additional lanes will open on eastbound Interstate 80 just west of the Missouri River Bridge, creating five total lanes for eastbound I-80 traffic. Lanes will gradually merge back into the existing conditions east of the 24th Street interchange. “The Nebraska Department of Transportation is wrapping up their construction on I-80 near 13th Street,” said Scott Schram, Iowa DOT District 4 engineer. “We are excited to be...
MASON CITY, Iowa – Oct. 23, 2018 – A two-year reconstruction project on Iowa 3 from 20th Street West through 8th Street East in Waverly will reopen to traffic beginning Wednesday afternoon Oct. 24, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. The roadway, which was previously four lanes, will now be three lanes. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area,...
HOLSTEIN, Iowa – Oct. 18, 2018 – A ribbon cutting ceremony and reception were held in Holstein today to mark the completion of the expansion of U.S. 20 to a four-lane roadway that connects the eastern and western borders of Iowa. The final four-lane section of U.S. 20 was officially opened to traffic on Wednesday morning, marking the end of a vision for the corridor that was more than 60 years in the making. Transforming the corridor to four lanes...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 19, 2018 – The newly constructed diamond interchange connecting Iowa 330 to U.S. 65, Iowa 117 and Jasper County Road F-17 will open this morning at 8 a.m., according to Scott Dockstader, District 1 engineer. Detours that have been in place during construction will be removed at the time the interchange is opened to traffic. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area,...
MEDIA ADVISORY – Oct. 15, 2018 Contact: Andrea Henry, Director of Strategic Communications, 515-203-1734,
[email protected] What: The Iowa Department of Transportation will conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of four-lane U.S. 20 in Iowa, with a reception hosted by the U.S. Highway 20 Corridor Association following at 4 p.m. When: Friday, Oct. 19, 2018, at 3 p.m. Where: The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at Boulders Inn and Suites Event Center, 2011 Indorf Avenue, Holstein, Iowa. Following...