AMES, Iowa – October 12, 2021 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved $6.2 million in funding for seven rail infrastructure and related rail development projects under the Railroad Revolving Loan and Grant (RRLG) Program. The projects are expected to support the creation and retention of 285 jobs within three years of project completion. Following is the list of RRLG projects approved by the Commission. Targeted Job Creation projects Loan Grant Clinton Connecting Track, Wabash Cannonball, LLC ----- $550,000 Charles City...
AMES, Iowa – October 12, 2021 – Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1,497,675 for four State Recreational Trails Program projects. The State Recreational Trails Program was created in 1988 with the purpose of developing and maintaining recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized trail users. This funding is available to cities, counties, state agencies, local governments, and nonprofit organizations through an annual application-based program. The projects and approved funding amounts are listed below. Heart of Iowa...
CRESTON, Iowa – Oct. 11, 2021 – A project to set beams for the new Ashworth Road bridge over Interstate 80 in West Des Moines requires closure of eastbound I-80 between Grand Prairie Parkway (exit 118) and Jordan Creek Parkway (exit 121) overnight for two nights beginning at 10 p.m. Monday night, Oct. 11, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. Eastbound I-80 will be closed: Monday, Oct. 11 at 10 p.m. until Tuesday, Oct....
AMES, Iowa – October 11, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is proposing to replace the bridge along Business U.S. 20, (a.k.a. Business 169 and Kenyon Rd) over the Des Moines River in Fort Dodge. To facilitate this project, the Iowa Department of Transportation is proposing to temporarily close a portion of the trail along the west side of Business U.S. 20 over the Des Moines River, as well as a portion of the trail under the Business U.S....
AMES, Iowa – October 8, 2021 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is providing public notice of corridor preservation for the Gordon Drive Viaduct and Bacon Creek Conduit project, from Rustin Street to Virginia Street, in Sioux City, Woodbury County. This notice includes a depiction of the corridor preservation area on a map, which is available at www.iowadot.gov/pim. Width of the corridor preservation zone varies depending upon location within the corridor. Corridor preservation is a tool the Iowa DOT uses...
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 – Oct. 7, 2021 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 12, at the Courtyard Waterloo Cedar Falls Hotel, 250 Westfield Avenue, in Waterloo. While the meeting is anticipated to be open for in-person attendance by delegations and the public, participation via conference call or Teams is still encouraged to minimize the number of in-person attendees. This is to assure adequate social distancing measures can be accommodated. Business meeting agenda Tuesday,...
CRESTON, Iowa – Oct. 6, 2021 – A project to repair the bridge deck of the U.S. 34 bridge over the East Nishnabotna River west of Red Oak requires closing the roadway to traffic between Montgomery County Road M-37 and Iowa 48 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 7, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. Motorists will be detoured around the work zone using G Avenue, 200th Street, Iowa 48, and U.S....
CRESTON, Iowa – Oct. 6, 2021 – A project to repair the beams of the westbound Interstate 80 bridge over U.S. 169 in De Soto requires closure of U.S. 169 for five nights beginning on Wednesday night, Oct. 6, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Creston construction office. U.S. 169 at I-80 (exit 110) in De Soto will be closed on the following nights: Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. until Thursday, Oct. 7 at 5 a.m....
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 5, 2021 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will meet Monday, Oct. 18, at the Putnam Museum and Science Center, 1717 12th Street, in Davenport. Interested parties may attend in-person or join the meeting by conference call by dialing 515-817-6093 (long distance charges may apply) and passcode 148 326 945#. The phone line will be active shortly before the meeting and discontinued immediately after the meeting ends. Masks are required. Iowa Mississippi River Parkway...
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