Iowa DOT News

AMES, Iowa – Aug. 3, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 8 in Clear Lake at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 1401 Bayou Road. 

Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023

Public input meeting agenda Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023

*Input meeting will begin shortly after the conclusion of the Commission business meeting

Transportation tour
The Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff meet informally and will tour transportation projects in north central Iowa Monday, Aug. 7, starting at 9 a.m. at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 1401 Bayou Road. The tour will end around 2:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Inn & Suites. Transportation-related matters may be discussed, but no action will be taken on the tour.

Monday, Aug. 7, 2023

Informal workshop session
The Commission will meet informally with staff from the Iowa DOT on Monday, Aug. 7, in person and via conference call beginning at 3:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Inn & Suites, 1401 Bayou Road after the tour. The following transportation-related matters may be discussed, but no action will be taken during the meeting. The items are listed in no particular order and may be discussed at any point during the workshop.

• Commission input
• Director’s welcome
• Review of Commission Guidebook
• Washington, D.C. trip
• Transportation Trends Update
• 2023 Highway Program Balance Report
• State Aviation Program Recommendation (Recommendations were presented at the July 2023 Commission workshop and can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/aviation/airport-managers-and-sponsors/State-Funding/state-funding-programs)
  • Commercial Service Vertical Infrastructure
  • General Aviation Vertical Infrastructure
  • Airport Improvement Program
• Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Program Funding Recommendations (Recommendations were presented at the July 2023 Commission workshop and can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/transit/Funding-programs-and-applications/funding-programs)
• Transfer of Jurisdiction of Iowa 906 in Council Bluffs
• RISE Project
  • Bondurant Local Development
• County RISE Fund Transfer

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Editor’s note: There are two ways to listen to the Iowa Transportation Commission’s informal workshop session or business meeting or public input session when scheduled. The broadcast feed and phone lines are active 15 minutes prior to each meeting or session and discontinued immediately after a meeting ends.

Live audio and some presentation materials will be available via the Microsoft Teams Meeting Teams link.

For those who wish to only join via audio, dial 515-817-6093 and use conference ID 440 237 881#

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