September 2020
AMES, Iowa – September 24, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed project to improve 14 culverts along Iowa 202 from just north of the Missouri State line to the City of Moulton, and the proposed detour. The proposed project will consist of replacing 5 wood box culverts with 24-inch up to 54-inch in diameter reinforced concrete pipes and slip-lining the remaining 9 wood box culverts. The project is scheduled to take place...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2020 – Replacement of two bridges and construction of two new box culverts on Iowa 1, just south of Johnson County Road F-52, south of Iowa City, will be completed and the roadway reopened to traffic Friday, Sept. 25, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Fairfield construction office. There may be intermittent lane and shoulder closures over the next few weeks where flaggers will assist traffic through the work area to allow...
GRIMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2020 – Earlier this week construction crews closed the right lane of northbound Interstate 235 at the Northeast Mix Master to make room for ramp traffic coming onto northbound I-35 and improve the safety of the area. The shift to the north of the Northeast Mix Master is in place so the contractor can repair the bridge approaches on the northbound I-35 bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad. Once the outside portion of the bridge...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Sept. 22, 2020 – A project to replace a box culvert on U.S. 59 north of Iowa 9 in Osceola County is near completion and will reopen to traffic at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. Midwest Contracting, LLC is the prime contractor of this $459,538 project. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in...
GRIMES, Iowa – Sept. 21, 2020 – The Interstate 35/First Street interchange in Ankeny will begin reopening Sept. 24. The project will reopen in stages to allow motorists to get used to the new traffic patterns. Sept. 24 - First Street and the entrance ramp to northbound I-35 Week of Sept. 28 - The exit ramp from northbound I-35 to First Street Week of Oct. 5 - The entrance ramp from First Street to southbound I-35 Early November - Southbound...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Sept. 18, 2020 – Full-depth patching work on Iowa 165/Abbott Drive in Carter Lake will require closing the southbound right lane to traffic from 7 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22 until 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, weather permitting, according to the Council Bluffs garage. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware that traffic fines for moving violations are at least...
CRESTON, Iowa – Sept. 17, 2020 – Workers have completed a bridge replacement project on Iowa 92 east of Greenfield and will be reopening the roadway to traffic at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. Murphy Heavy Contracting is the prime contractor for this project. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Sept. 16, 2020 – Workers have completed a project to replace a culvert on U.S. 59 south of Denison in Crawford County. The roadway will be reopened to traffic at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. Midwest Contracting, LLC is the prime contractor of this $805,159 project. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 15, 2020 – Replacement of the Iowa Interstate Railroad crossing on Iowa 117/North Walnut Street in Colfax will require closing the roadway to traffic from Monday morning Sept. 28 until Tuesday, Oct. 6, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 1 office. Motorists will be directed onto a signed detour during this closure. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work...
CRESTON, Iowa – Sept. 14, 2020 – Pavement patching and repairs on Iowa 144 from Iowa 141 to north of Park Street in Perry will require daytime lane closures beginning on Monday, Sept. 21, until October 2020, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers during this project. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and...