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Iowa Transportation Commission to meet Tuesday, March 12


AMES, Iowa – March 6, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames.

Business meeting agenda for Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Time

Title

 

Presenter

1 p.m.

*Approve Minutes of the
Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 Commission Meeting

 

Cindy Dorhout, commission assistant,
515-239-1067

 

Commission Comments

   
 

Iowa DOT Staff Comments

   
 

*Commission Meeting Dates from July 2024 through June 2025

 

Cindy Dorhout, commission assistant,
515-239-1067

 

*Administrative Rules – 761 IAC 511, Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight and 761 IAC 607, Commercial Driver Licensing

 

Kathleen Meradith-Eyers, deputy director, Motor Vehicle Division,
515-231-1230

 

*Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) – Ankeny

 

Deb Arp, team leader,
Systems Planning Bureau
515-239-1681

 

*Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) – City of Des Moines

 

Deb Arp, team leader,
Systems Planning Bureau
515-239-1681

 

*Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) – Mount Pleasant

 

Deb Arp, team leader,
Systems Planning Bureau
515-239-1681

 

*Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) – Sioux City

 

Deb Arp, team leader,
Systems Planning Bureau
515-239-1681

 

*Statewide Line Items (2025-2029 Highway Program)

 

Stuart Anderson, director,
Transportation Development Division,
515-239-1661

1:10 p.m.

Adjourn

   

*Action items

     

 

Informal workshop session

The Commission will meet informally with staff from the Iowa DOT on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, in person and via conference call beginning at 9:30 a.m. 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
  • Future Commission Meeting Dates
  • Administrative Rules
    • Chapter 511 – Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight
    • Chapter 607 – Commercial Driver Licensing
  • Transportation Trends Update
  • 2024 Highway Program Balance Report
  • April Commission Tour Preview
  • RISE Projects
    • Ankeny Local Development
    • City of Des Moines Local Development
    • Mount Pleasant Local Development
    • Sioux City Local Development
  • RISE Policy – Cost per job annual review
  • Statewide Transportation Alternatives Set-aside Program Funding Recommendations (Following the workshop, the recommendations can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/Grant-Programs/Transportation-Alternatives)
  • Five-Year Program Discussion
    • Asset Management Summary
    • Program Development

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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#

Iowa DOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other nondiscrimination statutes. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact Nikita Rainey, Civil Rights Bureau Director at 515-239-1304 or by email at [email protected].

 

 

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