AMES, Iowa – Oct. 28, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing that Interstate 680 in Pottawattamie County will be reopened at approximately 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The Iowa DOT’s fast-track flood recovery effort and accelerated pace of construction by the contractors has led to the quick reopening. Working 24 hours a day at times since construction started Sept. 28, Peterson Contractors Inc. of Reinbeck and Reilly Construction Company Inc. of Ossian and their subcontractors,...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 21, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing that Iowa 2 will be partially reopened to traffic on Monday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. Favorable weather has allowed the contractor to perform repair and rebuilding work at an accelerated pace; the bids for this project were opened Oct. 12. This project extends from the Missouri River (near Nebraska City) east to approximately 2 ½ miles east of Interstate 29. The section of Iowa...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 20, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is releasing additional details on the temporary closure of U.S. 30 between Interstate 29 (west of Missouri Valley) and the Missouri River (near Blair, Neb.), which is scheduled to begin next week. An accelerated work schedule and special traffic control measures are being employed to get traffic moving as quickly as possible. Closure points Western end – one mile east of the Missouri River (near Blair, Neb.)...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 19, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that U.S. 30 between Interstate 29 (west of Missouri Valley) and the Missouri River (near Blair, Neb.) will be closed temporarily to rebuild the foreslopes and shoulders damaged by the flooding, and remove the TrapBags. The project will be completed in two stages. Stage 1 - U.S. 30 will be closed to all traffic for five continuous days, beginning at 9 a.m., Monday, Oct. 24....
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 7, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is soliciting bids from qualified contractors to make emergency repairs to the Iowa 333 bridge approach and roadway from Interstate 29 east one mile. This section of highway was damaged during the Missouri River flooding. The project is located near Hamburg in Fremont County. Bids are due Wednesday, Oct. 12 and will be opened at 11 a.m. Interested contractors can receive complete details by visiting Bid Express...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 7, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is soliciting bids from qualified contractors to rebuild the foreslopes of U.S. 30 with riprap and erosion stone, and remove 20,410 linear feet of TrapBags, containing approximately 23,472 tons of aggregate, from the north and south sides of the roadway. This project is located west of Missouri Valley near the Missouri River crossing at Bair, Neb. Bids are due Wednesday, Oct. 12 and will be opened at...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 7, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting plans to reopen Interstate 29 at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 8, from the Missouri state line to U.S. 34 (exit 32) near Pacific Junction. Interstate 29 in southwest Iowa has been closed since June 15. Alleviate congestion during opening Heavy traffic and congestion is expected on I-29 around the reopening time. To help minimize this congestion and allow for safe restarting of traffic flow, the...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is providing an update on the status of the Iowa 175/Decatur bridge site, which has been impacted by the Missouri River flooding since early June. A reduction in the water discharge of the Missouri River at Decatur, Neb. from its peak of 160,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 86,200 cfs (Sept. 23, 2011; 9 a.m.), has allowed the Iowa DOT to perform additional tests and field...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 12, 2011 – Officials with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), Nebraska Department of Roads, Federal Highway Administration, and Burt County (Nebraska) Bridge Commission met this week to discuss strategies that will lead to the eventual reopening of the toll bridge carrying Iowa 175/Nebraska 51 over the Missouri River at Decatur, Neb. The bridge is owned and operated by the Burt County Bridge Commission. It has been closed since June due the Missouri River flooding, which...
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 12, 2011 - The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that the Missouri River flooding has undermined the south bridge approaches of dual Interstate 29 bridges at mile post 1.4 in Fremont County and is threatening the bridges. The seriousness of the damage will undoubtedly prolong flood recovery efforts aimed at eventual reopening of the interstate when the waters recede. The dual set of bridges were constructed in 1972, are 40 feet wide and 179...
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