AMES, Iowa – May 6, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for proposed improvements to Interstate 80 and right of way needs at the 1st Avenue interchange in Coralville, Johnson County. The proposed improvements include reconstruction of the interchange at Exit 242/1st Avenue in Coralville, on I-80, with a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). The project is anticipated to take place starting Fall 2022. The roadway and bridge work is expected to be completed after two...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – April 28, 2021 – A road construction project on U.S. 151 in Fairfax will require lane restrictions beginning on Monday, May 10, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office. During this project, U.S. 151 will be restricted to a single lane from Church Street to Stallman Drive and maintained with traffic control signals for a period of approximately two weeks, weather permitting. Motorists should expect delays and seek alternate routes...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – April 20, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office would like to make the traveling public aware of three projects along U.S. 151 in Linn County between Marion and Springville that will impact traffic. The project will extend through the fall 2021 construction season and involves the following projects: Bridge deck repair work on the southbound bridge over East Big Creek, 1.1 miles south of Linn County Road X-20 near Springville. Replacement...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – April 1, 2021 – An interchange improvement project which includes a new configuration of ramps with roundabouts and a new bridge over Interstate 80 at the Herbert Hoover Highway Northeast/Johnson County Road F-44 interchange (exit 249) near Iowa City will require closing the entrance ramp to westbound I-80 from 6 a.m. Monday, April 12, to 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Davenport construction office. During this closure, traffic will...
AMES, Iowa – March 31, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is conducting a planning study of Interstate 80 from the 80th Avenue overpass, located approximately 3.5 miles west of the I-280 interchange, east to the 35th Street overpass, in Scott County. The Iowa DOT is requesting public input on the project via an online meeting format. The purpose of the online meeting is to discuss the study area, draft purpose and need statement, and general details of the...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Feb. 1, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation District 6 maintenance office wants to alert the traveling public to a snow removal operation scheduled for overnight tonight, Monday, Feb. 1, from midnight to approximately 4 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, along parts of I-80 in Cedar and Johnson counties. Recent heavy snows in the area has caused snow to build up against the median concrete barriers and the Iowa DOT will utilize a mobile snow removal...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nov. 23, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Cedar Rapids construction office announces that Iowa 13 in Linn County has opened one southbound lane on the new alignment today, Nov. 23. All crossovers and county road intersections are also reopened. Work will continue with the goal of having both north- and southbound lanes restored to two lanes in both directions by mid-December. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed...
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