April 2019
AMES, Iowa – April 22, 2019 – The Iowa Transportation Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will meet informally from 11 am to noon, Thursday, April 25, via telephone conference call. Transportation-related matters that will be discussed include the development of the five-year Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. # Editor’s note: There are two ways to listen to the Iowa Transportation Commission’s informal workshop session or business meeting or public input session, when scheduled. The broadcast feed and phone lines...
MASON CITY, Iowa – April 19, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City driver’s license service center will be closed Thursday, April 25 through May 2 to make building improvements. The self-service kiosk at our Mason City location will also be unavailable during the building repairs. There will be no Iowa DOT driver’s license services available in Mason City on Thursday, April 25, but we will be offering services temporarily at the Iowa DOT’s District 2 Office, located...
GRIMES, Iowa – April 18, 2019 – The first stage of a project to reconstruct the interchange at Iowa 415 and 66th Avenue to an intersection with traffic signals will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, and end on Thursday, July 4, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. The contractor will be removing the southbound Iowa 415 lanes and the 66th Avenue lanes to reconstruct the intersection. Traffic on Iowa 415 will be...
AMES, Iowa – April 18, 2019 – Reconstruction of flood-damaged Interstate 29 from the U.S. 34 interchange south to the Missouri border began today. The Iowa Department of Transportation hopes to reopen this portion of I-29 to traffic in June, weather permitting. This is an important step forward to restoring mobility to those traveling in Southwest Iowa. Flood recovery involves several steps to make sure roadways are safe for you to travel. The recovery process continues on other roads impacted...
AMES, Iowa – April 18, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed overlay project and culvert extensions on Iowa 31 from the junction of U.S. 20 in Correctionville to just south of C-66 in Washta in Woodbury, Ida, and Cherokee counties. Through traffic would be detoured during construction using U.S. 20, Woodbury County Road L-36, and Cherokee County Road C-66. For more information, see the website listed below. The project is scheduled to...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – April 17, 2019 – A ramp pavement replacement project on the Hamilton Boulevard ramp to southbound Interstate 29 in Sioux City will require closing the ramp to traffic at 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, until Tuesday, May 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. A signed detour (see map) will use northbound I-29, Riverside Boulevard, and southbound I-29. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted...
(The Iowa Department of Transportation is sending this press release through our channels as a courtesy to the Iowa Secretary of State's office.) DES MOINES - April 17, 2019 - Secretary of State Paul Pate honored three state agencies Wednesday for their assistance with improving Iowa’s election cybersecurity and voter registration process. Pate gave National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) Medallion Awards to the leaders of the Iowa National Guard, the Iowa Department of Transportation and the Iowa Office...
AMES, Iowa – April 16, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed bridge replacement on Iowa 22 over Bulgers Run, 4.8 miles east of Iowa 1, in Washington County, the project’s proposed off-site detour route, and right-of-way needs of the project. PROJECT: The proposed project involves the replacement of the existing 52-foot x 30-foot I-beam bridge, over Bulgers Run, with a 12-foot x 12-foot twin reinforced concrete box (RCB) culvert. Construction would occur...
AMES, Iowa – April 16, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation has added enhancements to its traveler information maps on https://hb.511ia.org/ as well as Iowa’s 511 app, to indicate closed roadways in red. The change was sparked by the unprecedented flooding in Southwest Iowa but will be applied to any closed road on the state, U.S., and interstate systems. The new feature is available if you click “Incidents” on the left-hand navigation to see roads closed due to unplanned...
CHARITON, Iowa – April 15, 2019 – Portland concrete cement paving and grading work on southbound Interstate 35 in Decatur County will require motorists to share the roadway with head-to-head traffic on the northbound lanes of I-35, between U.S. 69 (exit 4) near Lamoni and Iowa 2 (exit 12) near Decatur City, beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 24, until Thursday, October 31, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton construction office. All southbound lanes will be...