June 2019
AMES, Iowa – June28, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation has reopened U.S. 34 between I-29 and the Nebraska border today. The roadway had been closed since late May due to a second round of Southwest Iowa flooding. Motorists in the area can expect intermittent lane closures at times as the repair work on shoulders and ditches continues. Other flood-related closures continue on Iowa 2, Iowa 275 and Iowa 333. Note: The interchange at U.S. 34 is the last...
AMES, Iowa – June 28, 2019 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will meet Monday, July 15, 2019, at The Sawmill Museum, 2231 Grant Street, in Clinton. Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission Agenda 10 a.m. Roll call Welcome and introductions 10:15 a.m. Approval of previous meeting minutes Treasurer report and approval 10:30 a.m. Budget -Review current expenditures -Discuss and plan for the current year 11:00 a.m. National and State MRPC Committee reports -Culture and Heritage and interpretive center...
AMES, Iowa – June 27, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed culvert project on U.S. 59 north of Crawford County Road E-53. Through traffic would be detoured during construction using U.S. 30, and Crawford County Roads M-14 and E-59. For more information, see the website listed below. The project is scheduled to take place during 2020. For general information or to make a comment regarding the proposed project, contact Shane Tymkowicz, P.E.,...
AMES, Iowa – June 27, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed removal and replacement of a reinforced concrete box (RCB) culvert on Iowa 14, just 2.3 miles south of the city of Chariton, in Lucas 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 single box RCB culvert with an 8-foot x 9-foot RCB single box culvert. Construction...
AMES, Iowa – June 21, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation has been canceled the small equipment auction originally scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, due to the limited inventory of sale items. Items that would have been sold at the auction will be sold at the vehicle and large equipment auction to be held Saturday, Nov. 2. The listing for this auction will be available approximately two weeks before the auction at www.iowadot.gov/auction/index. # Contact: Chad Rumbaugh at...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – June 20, 2019 – Early Sunday morning, June 23, construction crews will be working on a portion of eastbound Interstate 80 eastbound/southbound I-29 from 12 a.m. to 9 a.m., which will require traffic to exit the interstate. Traffic on the eastbound I-80 Express will be required to exit at the South Expressway (exit 49) and follow the detour. Southbound I-29/eastbound I-80 Local will be required to exit at 24th Street (exit 50) and follow the detour....
AMES, Iowa – June 20, 2019 – All Iowa Department of Transportation business locations, including the Iowa DOT’s driver’s license service centers and the vehicle permit center will be closed Thursday, July 4, in honor of Independence Day. The locations will resume regular hours of operation on Friday, July 5. Many people may be able to complete driver’s license business online at www.iowadot.gov. Special note to motor carriers The Iowa DOT recommends that commercial vehicle operators plan ahead if they...
AMES, Iowa – June 20, 2019 –, The Iowa Department of Transportation, as part of a group of DOTs along Interstate 35, also known as the “Monarch Highway,” reminds everyone of the importance of pollinator insects to our environment and well-being. The reminder comes as part of the 20th Anniversary of National Pollinator Week. Why do pollinators matter? Pollinators are an indispensable part of our lives, important for our diet and for the health of plants and wildlife. However, wild...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa – June 19, 2019 – A culvert replacement project under Iowa 78 (near mile marker 7.2) in Keokuk County will require closing the road to traffic, beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, June 24, until Friday, June 28, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mount Pleasant construction office. Motorists will be directed to use an official off-site detour (see map). The 12-mile marked detour will follow Iowa Highway 1, Jefferson County Road H-17, and Jefferson/Keokuk...
AMES, Iowa – June 18, 2019 – Interstate 29 between the Missouri border and U.S.34 (near Glenwood) has reopened to traffic after being closed for the second time this spring due to flooding. I-29 exit ramps remain closed from the Missouri border to south of U.S. 34. Nearest available services (such as fuel) can be found east on U.S. 34 in the city of Glenwood. Along this section of I-29, a 12-foot width restriction will be in place as well...