RECENT NEWS RELEASES
November 16, 2023
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nov. 16, 2023 – If you travel south on Interstate 380 to reach eastbound U.S. 30 near Cedar Rapids you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project that may slow down your trip. Starting on Thursday night, Nov. 16, until Friday, Dec. 8, weather permitting, construction crews will intermittently close lanes on the bridge over U.S. 30 for the southbound I-380 to eastbound U.S. 30 ramp from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily so...
November 15, 2023
Editor’s note: This news release is being sent through the Iowa Department of Transportation’s news release distribution as a courtesy to the Illinois Department of Transportation AMES, Iowa – Nov. 15, 2023 – Now that the Interstate 74 bridge connecting Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois, is completed, the Illinois and Iowa DOTs are focused on your input for a new I-80 bridge in the area. The Illinois DOT is the lead agency for the I-80 project. They held the fourth...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nov. 15, 2023 – If you travel south on Interstate 380 to reach eastbound U.S. 30 near Cedar Rapids you need to be aware of an upcoming construction project that may slow down your trip. Starting on Thursday night, Nov. 16, until Friday, Dec. 8, weather permitting, construction crews will intermittently close lanes on the bridge over U.S. 30 for the southbound I-380 to eastbound U.S. 30 ramp from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily so...
November 14, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 14, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today in Ames. Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, Nov. 14 Order Number Title Action taken Presenter D-2024-21 Approve Minutes of the Oct. 10, 2023 Commission Meeting Approved Cindy Dorhout, Commission assistant, 515-239-1067 TD-2024-22 Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) –Cedar Rapids Approved Deb Arp, team leader, Systems Planning Bureau, 515-239-1681 TD-2024-23 Commercial Service Terminal Program Approved (Link to news release) Tim McClung, aviation...
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 14, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved $10 million for the Commercial Service Terminal Program. The Commercial Service Terminal Program will provide $10 million for commercial service airport terminal improvements. The program is funded through an appropriation from the Rebuild Iowa Infrastructure Fund. To be eligible, applicant airports were required to provide a 90 percent local match that did not include the use of federal funds. A grant was awarded toward the new airport...
November 13, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 13, 2023 – You see flashing lights up ahead. What do you do? According to the Iowa Department of Transportation and the Iowa State Patrol, the best thing to do is move over if possible, or slow down as you pass the scene. The professionals who respond to crashes and other incidents on Iowa’s highways are using National Crash Responder Safety Week, Nov. 13-17, to remind everyone to watch for flashing lights ahead to “Protect Those...
November 10, 2023
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Nov. 13, 2023 – If you will be traveling on northbound or southbound Interstate 35 between Huxley and Ankeny late at night early next week, there’s a major road closure for emergency repairs that might impact your trip. Starting Monday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. through Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 5 a.m., southbound I-35 will be closed from Iowa 210 south of Huxley to NE 36th Street in Ankeny, weather permitting. Northbound I-35 will be closed starting...
November 09, 2023
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 9, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 Time Title Presenter 1 p.m. *Approve Minutes of the Oct. 10, 2023 Commission Meeting Cindy Dorhout, commission assistant, 515-239-1067 Commission Comments Iowa DOT Staff Comments *Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy (RISE) – Cedar Rapids...
AMES, IOWA – Nov. 9, 2023 – All Iowa Department of Transportation business locations will be closed Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 22-24, 2023, for the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal operations business hours will resume on Monday, Nov. 27. Many people, including commercial driver’s license holders, may be able to complete driver’s license business online at www.iowadot.gov. If you need to come to see us at one of our driver’s license service centers, the best way to get in and out quickly...
November 07, 2023
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nov. 7, 2023 – If you will be traveling between Davenport and Iowa City over the next four weeks, there’s a rest area closure that might impact your travel. Due to nearby construction on the Sugar Creek bridge, the rest area on westbound Interstate 80 near Wilton (milepost 270) will be closed starting the evening of Sunday, Nov. 12. It is expected to remain closed through Friday, Dec. 8, weather permitting. The closure is needed to...