AMES, Iowa – Dec. 11, 2018 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $7,930,800 in total funding for 44 separate projects from Iowa’s Traffic Safety Improvement Program. The program was created in 1987 for the purpose of increasing traffic safety on all of Iowa’s roadways. This funding is available for use on city, county, or state roads through an annual application process. The complete list of projects can be found at https://iowadot.gov/traffic/pdfs/TSIPRecommendations.pdf Note: If the total project amount listed is...
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 11, 2018 – All Iowa Department of Transportation locations will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2018, and Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019 for the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Iowa DOT driver service centers will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 24-25, 2018 and Dec. 31, 2018, and Jan. 1, 2019. These centers are typically closed on Mondays. Many people may be able to complete driver’s license business online at www.iowadot.gov/ or at one of the conveniently...
GRIMES, Iowa – Dec. 10, 2018 – One lane of Interstate 35 from the First Street to the 36th Street exits in Ankeny will be closed the majority of the day today to investigate and repair a pavement failure, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. In addition to the lane closure, the ramps from First Street to northbound I-35 will be closed. The closure is expected to be in place until late afternoon. The Iowa DOT...
AMES, Iowa – Dec. 7, 2018 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, Dec. 11, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Dec. 11 Time Title Presenter 1:30 p.m. *Approve Minutes of the Nov. 13, 2018, Commission Meeting Danielle Griggs, Commission secretary, 515-239-1919 Commission Comments Staff Comments *Commission meeting dates from June 2018 through May 2019 - amendment Danielle Griggs,...
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Dec. 7, 2018 – Construction work on the Iowa 146 bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad in Le Grand is delayed and Iowa 146 traffic will be detoured around the work zone during the winter months. The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Marshalltown construction office anticipates the roadway will reopen to traffic in June 2019, weather permitting. Approximately two miles of Iowa 146 has been closed to traffic and detoured since April 2018 when the at-grade crossing with...
CHARITON, Iowa – Dec. 6, 2018 – The Iowa 149 bridge over Cedar Creek north of Ottumwa will not open the second week of December as previously planned due to recent significant weather events, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton construction office. Iowa DOT staff hope to reopen the Iowa 149 roadway and bridge to traffic the third week of December, weather permitting. United Contractors, Inc., the contractor for the project, originally expected to complete the bridge project...