SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Feb. 18, 2019 – A project to remove the southbound Interstate 29 bridge over Hamilton Boulevard in Sioux City will require closing Hamilton Boulevard to traffic beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, March 1, until 6 a.m. Monday, March 4, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. All ramps at the Hamilton Boulevard interchange will remain open during this project. Separate detour routes will be in place for traffic on north- and...
Nov. 24, 2018 – AMES, Iowa – Snowy and windy conditions with periodic gusts up to 40 mph are expected on Sunday, especially for areas south of Interstate 80. The Iowa Department of Transportation reminds motorists that even small amounts of snowfall coupled with high winds can cause hazardous driving conditions. Once snow begins to fall the Iowa DOT will be working to clear roads, but blowing snow can cause roadways to quickly become re-covered after trucks pass through and...
MASON CITY, Iowa – Nov. 19, 2018 – Iowa 17 from the north city limits of Eagle Grove to Iowa 3 in Goldfield will reopen to traffic Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 21, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. Cedar Valley Corporation was the prime contractor for the $5,748,035 reconstruction project. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in the work area, and be aware...
MASON CITY, Iowa – Oct. 26, 2018 – One of the westbound lanes of Iowa 122 between South Monroe and South Carolina avenues, which has been closed for reconstruction since late April 2018, will reopen to traffic beginning Tuesday morning Oct. 30, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. Traffic will remain in a head-to-head traffic pattern between South Massachusetts and South Carolina avenues. The traffic signal at Federal Avenue and Fifth Street (westbound...
MASON CITY, Iowa – Oct. 26, 2018 – A resurfacing project on U.S. 65 between 6th Street North and 18th Street North in Mason City will be completed and the roadway will reopen to traffic beginning Wednesday, Oct. 31, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mason City construction office. The roadway, which was previously four lanes, will now be three lanes. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 12, 2018 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is reporting that a tile line has broken under the shoulder of U.S. 30 just north of Ralston. The roadway will be closed to traffic for emergency repairs around 5 p.m. today. The roadway could be closed for 7 to 10 days for emergency repairs. Motorists will be detoured around the work zone using Carroll/Greene County Road N-58 and Greene County Road E-39 (see map). The Iowa DOT...
CHEROKEE, Iowa – Oct. 12, 2018 – A road construction project on U.S. 30 east of the north junction with U.S. 59 in Denison will require closing the roadway to traffic starting at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, until 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cherokee construction office. During this closure, traffic will be detoured around the work zone using Seventh Street, Avenue C, Iowa 39, and U.S. 59. The Iowa DOT...