June 2023
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – June 30, 2023 – If you are driving on U.S. 65 between Hubbard and Zearing in the coming weeks you will need to be aware of a culvert replacement project that could slow down your trip beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, until September 2023, weather permitting. While the roadway is closed and work is taking place, you’ll be directed to a marked detour route around the work zone using Story County Road E-18, Story/Hardin County...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – June 27, 2023 – If you are driving on U.S. 61 near Mount Joy in the coming weeks you need to be aware of ramp closures that may slow down your trip. Beginning on Monday, July 10, until Friday, Sept. 8, weather permitting, construction crews will close the southbound exit ramp and the northbound entrance ramp on U.S. 61 at the Scott County Road F-55/210th Street interchange in Mount Joy so concrete pavement reconstruction can occur. Traffic...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – June 23, 2023 – If you drive on eastbound Interstate 80 in Coralville you need to be aware of a construction project for the new I-80 and 1st Avenue interchange that may slow down your trip. Construction crews need to fully close eastbound I-80 at the 1st Avenue interchange (exit 242) from 11 p.m. Thursday, June 29 until 5 a.m. Friday, June 30, weather permitting. Drivers will be detoured off I-80 at the 1st Avenue ramp (exit...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – June 23, 2023 – Motorists in Clinton need to be aware of an upcoming road closure that may slow down their trip in the upcoming weeks. Beginning on Monday, July 3, until Friday, July 28, weather permitting, construction crews will close South 54th Street at U.S. 30 in Clinton so pavement widening and improvements can be made to the intersection. Eastbound traffic will follow a marked detour route using eastbound U.S. 30, Anamosa Road, Harts Mill Road,...
WASHINGTON, DC - June 22, 2023 -The Asphalt Pavement Alliance announced today that the Iowa Department of Transportation has won a 2022 Perpetual Pavement Award: By Performance (PPA) for a 4.23-mile section of Interstate 80 in Jasper County. This is Iowa DOT’s fourth PPA: By Performance since the program began in 2001, having won its last PPA: By Performance in 2012. Iowa DOT previously earned a PPA: By Design in 2021. To qualify for this prestigious award, a pavement must...
AMES, Iowa – June 21, 2023 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will meet Friday, June 23, 2023, at the Driftless Area Education and Visitor Center, 1944 Columbus Road, in Lansing. Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission Agenda 10 a.m. Roll call Welcome and introductions 10:15 a.m. *Approval of Mar. 24, 2023, meeting minutes *Treasurer report and approval 10:30 a.m. Budget *Discuss and approve expenditures *Radio ads: final approval *River Travel invoice: final approval *Iowa Tourism Office: Lora Friest,...
CRESTON, Iowa – June 20, 2023 – If you are driving on Interstate 80 in West Des Moines in the coming weeks you may notice some construction work taking place on the roadway. Beginning Sunday night, June 25 at 8 p.m. until Thursday, December 28, weather permitting, westbound I-80 traffic will be shifted onto the outside shoulder from near 60th Street (exit 122) to Jordan Creek Parkway (exit 121). The westbound I-80 on ramp at 60th Street (exit 122) will...
AMES, Iowa – June 15, 2023 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking input from Iowans concerning the FY 2024-2026 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goals for the Federal Highway Administration-funded projects. In establishing our three-year DBE goal, the Iowa DOT is seeking public participation on its goal-setting process from minority, women, general contractor groups, community organizations, and other officials. The Iowa DOT must follow Federal Code 49 CFR §26.45 when establishing its DBE goal and conduct a public consultation...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – June 16, 2023 – If you drive on eastbound Interstate 80 in Coralville you need to be aware of a construction project for the new I-80 and 1st Avenue interchange that may slow down your trip. Construction crews need to fully close eastbound I-80 at the 1st Avenue interchange (exit 242) from 11 p.m. Tuesday, June 20 until 5 a.m. Wednesday, June 21, weather permitting. Drivers will be detoured off I-80 at the 1st Avenue ramp (exit...
AMES, Iowa – June 15, 2023 – All Iowa Department of Transportation business locations will be closed Tuesday, July 4, in honor of Independence Day. Iowa DOT driver's license service centers All Iowa DOT driver’s license service centers will be closed Tuesday, July 4. The service centers will resume operations Wednesday, July 5, at 8 a.m. Many people, including commercial driver’s license holders, may be able to complete driver’s license business online at www.iowadot.gov. If you need to come to...