April 2021
AMES, Iowa – April 22, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is providing public notice of the corridor preservation renewal for the Interstate 80 corridor from Dallas County Road R-16 to Grand Prairie Parkway in Waukee and West Des Moines, in Dallas County. This notice includes a depiction of the corridor preservation area on a map, which is available at www.iowadot.gov/ole/otherprojectinfo.html. Width of the corridor preservation zone varies depending upon location within the corridor. The Iowa DOT implemented corridor...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – April 20, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office would like to make the traveling public aware of three projects along U.S. 151 in Linn County between Marion and Springville that will impact traffic. The project will extend through the fall 2021 construction season and involves the following projects: Bridge deck repair work on the southbound bridge over East Big Creek, 1.1 miles south of Linn County Road X-20 near Springville. Replacement...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – April 19, 2021 – A hot-mix asphalt paving project on U.S. 18 in Charles City from Gilbert Street to the Chickasaw County line will require intermittent lane closures beginning on Monday, April 26, weather permitting, and be completed by mid-October, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. Work within the city will also include underground utility replacement. Street parking on U.S. 18 within the project area will not be allowed for the...
AMES, Iowa – April 19, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed reconstruction of the Interstate 29 and Iowa 141 interchange near the city of Sloan in Woodbury County. The proposed project will include reconstruction of the existing bridge with a 222’ x 40’ pretensioned prestressed concrete beam bridge, immediately north of the existing bridge. The bridge and Iowa 141 will be raised approximately 2 feet to provide for desirable clearance for interstate...
AMES, Iowa – April 19, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the right-of-way needs for proposed improvements to U.S. 61 from 235th Street, just north of Mediapolis in Des Moines County, to 0.5 mile north of Iowa 78, in Louisa County. The project would reconstruct about 5.13 miles of U.S. 61 to a four-lane divided highway with a new interchange at the Iowa 78/Louisa County Road H-22 intersection. The new diamond interchange would be...
AMES, Iowa – April 16, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed project on the Gordon Drive Viaduct and Bacon Creek Conduit, from Rustin St. to Virginia St., in Woodbury County. The project includes the replacement of the Gordon Drive Viaduct and Bacon Creek Conduit. This project is not in the current Five-Year program. The Iowa DOT is providing two online meeting formats for public input: live and at your own pace. If...
Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission to meet by conference call April 19 AMES, Iowa – April 16, 2021 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will convene a conference call Monday, April 19, 2021, at 10 a.m. to allow commissioners and the public to participate and avoid concerns related to the coronavirus, or COVID-19. Interested parties may join the call by dialing (800) 509-6344 and passcode 5778996. The phone line will be active shortly before the meeting and discontinued...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – April 14, 2021 – A pavement resurfacing project on U.S. 275 from the north city limits of Tabor to U.S. 34 will begin with concrete patching work on Monday, April 19, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Council Bluffs construction office. Once the concrete patching work is completed, milling and resurfacing and paved shoulder work by Western Engineering will take place in May. During this part of the project, motorists will be directed...
AMES, Iowa – April 14, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is providing public notice and requesting public input on the proposed detours for Interstate 35 (I-35) at interchange Exit 47 (G-64) and interchange Exit 52 (G-50), and on proposed bridge improvements on Warren County Roads G-64 and G-50 over I-35 in Warren County, Iowa. Proposed bridge improvements include deck overlays, replacement of bridge approaches, installation of new guardrails, and adding paved shoulders. Construction is anticipated to occur during...
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – April 13, 2021 – Removal and replacement of a pipe culvert two miles west of Lawler on Iowa 24 in Chickasaw County requires closing the roadway to traffic beginning on Monday, April 26, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s New Hampton construction office. During this project, motorists will follow a marked detour route using U.S. 63/U.S. 18, and Chickasaw County roads B-54 and V-48. This project is expected to be completed by mid-May,...