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Nighttime road closures on I-80 in Polk County scheduled for Dec. 5 and 6

November 29, 2023

Des Moines, Iowa – Nov. 29, 2023 – If you drive near the Interstate 35/80/235 east systems interchange you need to be aware of upcoming construction work that may slow down your trip. Nighttime construction work to place bridge beams for the new bridge at the I-35/I-80/I-235 east systems interchange will require closing the following areas overnight on Tuesday, Dec. 5 and again on Wednesday, Dec. 6. The closures are expected to begin at 10 p.m. and run through 5...

Nighttime road closures on I-80 at the I-35/I-80/I-235 east systems interchange in Polk County begin on Thursday night, Nov. 30

November 21, 2023

Des Moines, Iowa – Nov. 21, 2023 – If you drive near the Interstate 35/80/235 east systems interchange you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project that may slow down your trip. Nighttime construction work to place bridge beams for the new bridge at the I-35/I-80/I-235 east systems interchange will require closing westbound I-80, the ramp from westbound I-80 to westbound I-235, and the loop from eastbound I-235 to westbound I-80 on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 11 p.m....

Nighttime alternating lane closures on I-80 in Polk County begin Monday night, Nov. 20

November 17, 2023

GRIMES, Iowa – Nov. 17, 2023 – If you travel on Interstate 80 near Altoona you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project next week that may slow down your trip. Starting on Monday night, Nov. 20, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting, construction crews will work on resurfacing the bridge decks on I-80 over Fourmile Creek near Altoona. This will require alternating lane closures on the westbound lanes of I-80. On Tuesday night, Nov. 21,...

Overnight road closure on eastbound I-80 in West Des Moines scheduled for Monday, Nov. 6

November 1, 2023

CRESTON, Iowa – Nov. 1, 2023 – You may notice a delay on eastbound Interstate 80 west of Des Moines overnight on Monday, Nov. 6 into Tuesday, Nov. 7. The Iowa Department of Transportation needs to close the road overnight between Jordan Creek Parkway and Grand Prairie Parkway. Our contractors have planned an overnight road closure on Monday, Nov. 6 at 10 p.m. until Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 5 a.m., weather permitting. The road closure will allow the contractor to...

Overnight closure of southbound I-35 between Huxley and Ankeny scheduled for Nov. 2

October 30, 2023

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Oct. 30, 2023 – If you will be traveling on southbound Interstate 35 between Huxley and Ankeny late at night later this week, there’s a major road closure for emergency repairs that might impact your trip. Starting Thursday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. through Friday, Nov. 3 at 5 a.m., southbound I-35 will be closed from Iowa 210 south of Huxley to NE 36th Street in Ankeny, weather permitting. In addition, the southbound I-35 rest area near...

UPDATE: Overnight road closure on I-80 in West Des Moines extended

October 19, 2023

CRESTON, Iowa – Oct. 19, 2023 – Due to rain last night, the Iowa Department of Transportation couldn’t complete the work on eastbound Interstate 80 around Jordan Creek Parkway. To get the work done, we’ll need to close eastbound I-80 between Jordan Creek Parkway and Grand Prairie Parkway overnight tonight, Thursday, Oct. 19, starting at 8 p.m. We expect the road to re-open by 5 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 20, weather permitting. This closure will allow the contractor to place...

Bridge replacement project on Iowa 926/Kenyon Road in Fort Dodge begins on Wednesday, Oct. 25

October 18, 2023

JEFFERSON, Iowa – Oct. 18, 2023 – If you travel on Iowa 926/Kenyon Road in Fort Dodge you need to be aware of a bridge replacement projects that may slow down your trip. Starting on Wednesday, Oct. 25, weather permitting, crews will close the left lane in both directions on Iowa 926/Kenyon Road between Avenue C and South 8th Street so they can do some initial work in the median. Crews will then close the south-/westbound lanes and place you...

South 6th Street north of U.S. 30 in Nevada to close on Tuesday, Oct. 24

October 18, 2023

JEFFERSON, Iowa – Oct. 18, 2023 – If you travel on South 6th Street north of U.S. 30 in Nevada you need to be aware of construction work that may slow down your trip. Later this week crews will reopen Story County Road S-14 south of U.S. 30. Starting on Tuesday, Oct. 24, until Tuesday, Nov. 28, weather permitting, crews will close South 6th Street so they can connect the new roadway to South 6th Street and U.S. 30 via...

Update: Overnight road closures on I-80 in West Des Moines for two nights beginning Sunday, Oct. 15

October 12, 2023

CRESTON, Iowa – Oct. 12, 2023 – In our continuing efforts to improve the work zone on Interstate 80 around Jordan Creek Parkway, the Iowa Department of Transportation will be closing I-80 overnights between Jordan Creek Parkway and Grand Prairie Parkway. Our contractors have planned two nights of overnight road closures. On the first night of work, westbound I-80 will close at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15, and re-open by 5 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 16. On the second...

Westbound I-35/80 exit ramp closure at the U.S. 69 interchange (exit 136) near Des Moines begins on Oct. 15

October 11, 2023

GRIMES, Iowa – Oct. 11, 2023 – If you drive on westbound Interstate 35/80 and use the exit ramp to reach U.S. 69 (exit 136) near Des Moines you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project that may slow down your trip. Beginning on Sunday, Oct. 15 until Friday, Nov. 17, weather permitting, crews will close the westbound I-35/80 exit ramp to U.S. 69 (exit 136) so work can be done on the bridge approaches to the ramp....

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