AMES, Iowa – Oct. 15, 2020 – With all the challenges in 2020, one thing has remained the same - the Iowa Department of Transportation’s focus on safely getting you where you need to go. With winter approaching, we’re getting ready for whatever may come for the rest of 2020 and into the new year. How the Iowa DOT prepares for the winter travel season We use a data-driven approach partnered with the experience of our winter operations staff to...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 14, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a meeting on the Federal Recreational Trails Program from 1 to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. In order to maintain adequate social distancing, public participation in the meeting will be via a conference call or Microsoft Teams. This meeting of the Federal Recreational Trails Program Advisory Committee will include a brief overview of the Federal Recreational Trails Program and apportionments, program guidance, application process, and scoring...
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Oct. 13, 2020 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today in Davenport. Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, Oct. 13 Order Number Title Action taken Presenter D-2021-17 Approve Minutes of the Sept. 8, 2020, Commission Meeting Approved Danielle Madden, Commission assistant, 515-239-1919 AS-2021-18 Administrative Rules -761 IAC 25, Competition with Private Enterprise Approved Lee Wilkinson, director, Administrative Services Division, 515-239-1340 MV-2021-19 Administrative Rules -761 IAC 480, Abandoned Vehicles Approved Melissa Gillett, director,...
GRIMES, Iowa – Oct. 12, 2020 – Ongoing improvements at the new Urban Loop interchange will require closing northbound Interstate 35/80 to all traffic between Douglas Avenue (Exit 126) and 86th Street (Exit 129) in Urbandale from 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, until 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Grimes construction office. The full interstate closure is necessary to safely allow the contractor to install four new sign trusses over the roadway...
AMES, Iowa – October 12, 2020 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed replacement of the U.S. 169 bridge over Black Cat Creek, 4.2 miles north of U.S. 18, in Kossuth County. The project includes replacing the existing 80’ x 30’ steel I-beam bridge with a three span, 188’ 10” x 40’ prestressed beam bridge. New bridge approaches would be constructed as well as new guardrails installed. Construction of the project is expected to...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 13, 2020 – This release has been updated to include a new conference ID number for those wishing to join the audio by telephone. Dial 515-817-6093 and use conference ID 589133827#. The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the Hotel Blackhawk, 200 E. Third St. in Davenport. While the Commission will meet in person, public participation will be limited to one representative from each delegation during the public input...
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...
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