AMES, Iowa – December 8, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for proposed highway improvements on Iowa 92 from east of U.S. 218 to 2nd Street, in Columbus Junction, and public input on the project’s right-of-way needs and off-site detour. The proposed 8.7-mile project will remove the existing pavement and reconstruct mainline pavement and shoulders to provide a 24-foot-wide roadway with 10-foot-wide shoulders. The proposed project includes geometry improvements to curves and intersections to modernize...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Nov. 20, 2020 – The much-anticipated new four-lane divided highway on U.S. 63 just south of Ottumwa from River Road/Wapello County Road J-12 to the junction of U.S. 34 (roundabout) is scheduled to open early December, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton construction office. The reconstruction work of this section of U.S. 63 modernizes the highway system and improves mobility and safety. Portions of the project that are complete include the mainline, shoulders,...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Nov. 09, 2020 – The park and ride lot at the intersection of Iowa 1 and Iowa 16 in Van Buren County will permanently close Tuesday, Dec. 1 due to inability to continue to accommodate a functional park and ride lot, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 5 Office. The park and ride lot is located approximately 12.6 miles south from U.S. 34 (near Fairfield), 10.5 miles north of Iowa 2, and about 21 miles...
AMES, Iowa – October 29, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is providing public notice and requesting public input on proposed improvements and right of way needs to Interstate 35 southbound lanes from north of Iowa 92 to south of the North River in Warren County. The proposed improvements include reconstruction of the southbound I-35 lanes, improvements to existing pipe culverts, and removing and replacing the overhead Hoover Street bridge. This project is a continuation of the I-35 corridor...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – October 7, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is reopening the eastbound U.S. 34 off-ramp at Main Street (exit 263) in Burlington at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, weather permitting. The off-ramp at this location had been closed earlier due to ongoing bridge work on the U.S. 34 bridge over the Mississippi River in Burlington between Iowa and Illinois. Iowa DOT, with assistance from law enforcement from Iowa and Illinois, will be escorting large agricultural equipment...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Oct. 1, 2020 – Concrete patching repairs and bridge work on the northbound U.S. 218/Iowa 27 to the westbound U.S. 34 ramp (exit 45) in Mount Pleasant requires temporarily closing the roadway to traffic beginning on Monday, Oct. 12, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 5 Office. During this temporary road closure, motorists will be directed to use an official detour route (see map) by exiting U.S. 218 at westbound Business U.S. 218...
AMES, Iowa – September 24, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the proposed project to improve 14 culverts along Iowa 202 from just north of the Missouri State line to the City of Moulton, and the proposed detour. The proposed project will consist of replacing 5 wood box culverts with 24-inch up to 54-inch in diameter reinforced concrete pipes and slip-lining the remaining 9 wood box culverts. The project is scheduled to take place...
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