May 2020
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – May 27, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will be closing the southbound Interstate 380 to eastbound U.S. 30/Southwest Kirkwood Boulevard ramp in Cedar Rapids for construction work starting at 7 a.m. Thursday, May 28, until approximately 7 a.m. Friday, May 29, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids Resident Construction Office. During this closure, traffic will be detoured onto westbound U.S. 30 to the Sixth Street exit, then back east...
GRIMES, Iowa – May 27, 2020 – Road grading and storm sewer installation work requires temporarily closing Northeast Frisk Drive north of East First Street to Northeast 95th Avenue in Ankeny from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 31, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. A signed detour will be in place to direct motorists around the work zone. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – May 27, 2020 – A project to replace a box culvert on Iowa 38 north of Stanwood requires closing the roadway to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, June 1, until Monday, Sept. 9, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Davenport construction office. Motorists will be detoured around the work zone using a marked detour on U.S. 30, Iowa 1, U.S. 151, Iowa 64, and Iowa 38. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – May 26, 2020 – The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will be completing a project to repair overflow bridges in the marsh area on WIS 82 on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River which will require temporarily closing the Iowa 9 (Black Hawk) bridge over the Mississippi River at Lansing, Iowa beginning Friday, June 5, until Monday, June 15, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. During this closure, the...
AMES, Iowa - May 26, 2020 - The Iowa Department of Transportation is working across the state this spring and summer, as we do every year, to determine how many cars, trucks, and other vehicles are using the state, county, and city roadways. The information gathered allows transportation officials to better predict traffic volume and weight trends, allowing them to plan improvements that will give Iowans the most benefit for each dollar spent. This year's efforts are concentrated in southwest...
GRIMES, Iowa – May 26, 2020 – Work to widen and reconstruct pavement on northbound/eastbound Interstate 35/80 in Urbandale requires closing the northbound/eastbound I-35/80 entrance ramp at the Douglas Avenue interchange from Monday, June 1, through June 19, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. The ramp closure is necessary to allow the contractor to reconstruct the ramp to match up with the additional lanes being added to I-35/80 between the 100th Street interchange and...
CHARITON, Iowa – May 22, 2020 – Bridge construction work over Iowa 149/U.S. Business 63, between 5th Street West to Lakeside Drive in Ottumwa, will require closing the roadway to traffic beginning Monday, June 1, until late June, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton construction office. The existing concrete girder bridge on West Park Boulevard about 1.4 miles north of U.S. Business 34, and the pedestrian bridge on Ottumwa Street, about 0.9 miles north of U.S....
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – May 22, 2020 – A concrete overlay project on Iowa 14 north of Marshalltown will require closing the roadway to traffic between Iowa 96 in Marshall County and Iowa 175 in Grundy County from 7 a.m. Monday, June 1, until early September, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Marshalltown construction office. During this closure, traffic will be detoured around the work zone (see map) using Iowa 96, Marshall/Grundy County Road T-29, and Iowa 175....
MASON CITY, Iowa – May 21, 2020 – A culvert replacement project on Iowa 9 just west of Worth County Road S-18 near Fertile requires closing the roadway to traffic beginning Tuesday, May 26, until early July, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. During this project, traffic on Iowa 9 will be detoured around the work zone using Winnebago County Road R-74, Winnebago/Worth County Road A-38 and Worth County Road S-18. (See map)....
GRIMES, Iowa – May 19, 2020 – A project to reconstruct the interchange at East First Street and Interstate 35 (exit 92) in Ankeny into a diverging diamond interchange requires closing the interchange and East First Street between Southeast Delaware Avenue and Southeast Creekview Drive beginning Tuesday morning, June 2, until early November, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. Construction crews will be removing all the exiting pavement, grading the roadbed, paving new lanes...