District 5-Southeast
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – March 31, 2022 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Fairfield construction office will need to close Upper Flint Road where the pavement connects to U.S. 61 starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 4 to complete a paving project. The area had been reopened to traffic for winter access, but not all work was completed. This two- to three-week closure is weather-dependent and will allow for shoulder and other work to be done. The Iowa DOT reminds...
AMES, Iowa – December 29, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input on the replacement of the Iowa 5 bridge over Cooper Creek, about 1.5 miles north of Iowa 2, and on the proposed state off-site detour, in Appanoose County. The proposed project involves replacing the existing 150’ x 28’ continuous I-beam, with a 155’ x 44’ pre-tensioned prestressed concrete beam bridge. The bridge will be constructed using accelerated bridge construction (ABC). The new bridge will...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Dec. 9, 2021 – The bridge located at Sugar Creek, 1.4 miles west of Donnellson in Lee County is scheduled to open Wednesday, December 15th, weather permitting. With the first phase to replace bridges on Iowa 2 completed, between Farmington and Donnellson, Iowa 2 will be open to traffic in both directions during the Winter. However, in Spring 2022, the next phase to microsurface Iowa 2, between Donnellson and Farmington, will require alternating lane closures and using...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Nov. 16, 2021 – Work continues on the U.S. 61 capacity expansion project increasing the roadway from two to four lanes, beginning just north of the Burlington to just south of 210th Street in Des Moines County. Beginning at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, weather permitting, a traffic shift will occur on U.S. 61, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Fairfield construction office. U.S. 61 traffic is currently in a head-to-head traffic pattern just north of...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Oct. 7, 2021 – Maintenance work associated with the replacement of the existing culvert on Iowa 1 in Keosauqua, just north of Franklin Street, will require closing the roadway to traffic near the work zone beginning Monday, Oct. 11, until Wednesday, Oct. 13, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Fairfield construction office. Through traffic on Iowa 1 will be detoured using Iowa 16 and Van Buren County roads V-64 and J-40. Local traffic will...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 21, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is providing public notice of the corridor preservation for the proposed U.S. 63 northwest bypass route, which would connect U.S. 63 north of the Oskaloosa city limits to a new interchange at Iowa 163 west of Oskaloosa in Mahaska County. This notice includes a depiction of the corridor preservation area, which is available at www.iowadot.gov/pim. Width of the corridor preservation zone varies depending upon location within the corridor....
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Sept. 10, 2021 – At 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 13, weather permitting, there will be a traffic switch for north- and southbound traffic on U.S. 61 between 160th Street and 210th Street, north of Burlington, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Fairfield construction office. The traffic switch is within the work zone of the current ongoing construction project. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and other signs in...
CHARITON, Iowa – Sept. 10, 2021 – Replacement of concrete culverts, grading and installation of erosion control on Iowa 5 about one mile south of Lovilia and just south of Monroe County Road T-19 will require closing the highway to traffic at the project area beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, until early October, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton construction office. Detour Route: Through traffic on Iowa 5 will be detoured using U.S. 34,...
CHARITON, Iowa – Sept. 3, 2021 – Replacement of concrete culverts, grading and installation of erosion control on Iowa 5 about one mile south of Lovilia and just south of Monroe County Road T-19 will require closing the highway to traffic at the project area beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, September 13, until early October, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Chariton construction office. Detour Route: Through traffic on Iowa 5 will be detoured using U.S. 34,...
FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Aug. 31, 2021 – Repairs at the Union Pacific Railroad crossing on Iowa 23/ South 17th Street in University Park east of Oskaloosa will require closing the roadway to traffic from 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 13, until Monday morning, Sept. 20, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Office of Rail Transportation. Motorists will be directed to use an official off-site detour (see detour map below). The three-mile marked detour will follow Iowa 92 and...