March 2021
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – March 31, 2021 – A project to replace the bridge on Iowa 12 north of Akron over Indian Creek in Plymouth County will require closing the roadway to traffic beginning Monday, April 5, until Sept. 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. During this project, motorists will be detoured around the work zone using Plymouth County roads C-12, K-18, C-16. Dixon Construction of Correctionville was awarded the $2 million contract....
AMES, Iowa – March 31, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a planning study of Interstate 80 from the 80th Avenue overpass, located approximately 3.5 miles west of the I-280 interchange, east to the 35th Street overpass, in Scott County. The Iowa DOT is requesting public input on the project via an online meeting format. The purpose of the online meeting is to discuss the study area, draft purpose and need statement, and general details of the...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 30, 2021 – Hot-mix asphalt resurfacing and construction of paved shoulders on Iowa 150 from West Union to Calmar will require lane closures in the work zone beginning on Monday, April 5, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. During this project, motorists will be directed through the work zone with flaggers and pilot cars during daytime hours. This project is scheduled for completion by mid-October. The Iowa DOT...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – March 26, 2021 – Concrete pavement repairs on southbound Interstate 29 will require closing the ramp from eastbound I-480 (exit 53B) to southbound I-29 (West Broadway interchange) from 5:30 a.m. Monday, March 29, to 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 4 maintenance office. During this closure, traffic will be detoured around the work zone by taking northbound I-29 and exiting at North 25th Street (exit 55) and...
AMES, Iowa – March 26, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for the proposed replacement of the U.S. 59 bridge over the East Nishnabotna River, one mile north of Iowa 48, on the Page and Fremont County line. The project includes replacing the existing 372’ x 28’ continuous I-beam bridge with a 541’ x 44’ pretensioned prestressed concrete beam bridge. New bridge approaches and guardrails will be constructed as part of this project. Construction of...
AMES, Iowa – March 26, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed bridge replacement on U.S. 18 over Dry Run Creek, located 0.6 miles west of East Junction U.S. 52 in Clayton County. The proposed project involves replacing the existing 292’ long x 30’ wide continuous I-Beam Bridge with a 302’ long twin 12’ x 7’ RCB culvert. Construction of the project is expected to begin in 2023. Through traffic on U.S. 18...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – March 25, 2021 – A reconstruction project on east/westbound U.S 20 from U.S. 63 to Iowa 21 in Waterloo will require inside lane closures in both directions beginning on Monday, March 29, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. This will allow the contractor to start patching work on the westbound side of U.S. 20 as well as construction of a crossover. Message boards will be in place to provide...
MASON CITY, Iowa – March 24, 2021 – A project to replace bridges on U.S. 69 over the West Branch River and Iowa River and replace pavement from the railroad tracks to Wright County Road C-20/130th Street requires closing the roadway to traffic beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, March 29, until November 2021, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. During this project, motorists will be detoured around the work zone by traveling east...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Mar. 22, 2021 – Replacement of the Iowa 2 bridge over Lick Creek (4.3 miles east of the junction with Iowa 81) east of Farmington, and the bridge over Sugar Creek (1.8 miles west of U.S. 218), will require closing the road to traffic over the Lick Creek bridge beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Mar. 29, until late-June, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Fairfield construction office. Once the Lick Creek bridge opens, the...
AMES, Iowa – March 22, 2021 – The Iowa Transportation Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will meet informally from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 25, via telephone conference call. Transportation-related matters that may be discussed include the development of the five-year Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. # Editor’s note: The delivery method of the online public meeting has been changed from Skype to Teams. There are two ways to listen to the Iowa Transportation Commission’s informal workshop...