AMES, Iowa – July 16, 2019 – Thousands of bicycle enthusiasts and their entourages will be descending on Council Bluffs this weekend for the start of the 2019 Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). Each year, RAGBRAI riders are treated to the best hospitality Iowa has to offer in cities along the route. Some riders are early risers and take to the roads early to get to the next town. Others sleep a little later and take a...
ATLANTIC, Iowa – July 11, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation awarded a contract today to Reilly Construction Co., Inc. of Ossian to begin emergency repairs to Iowa 2 west of Horse Creek in Fremont County. The winning bid for the project was $905,626.02 This area was overtopped by flooding in March and severely damaged by a second round of flooding in May. The emergency repairs will restore limited mobility between Interstate 29 and the Nebraska border. Once opened,...
ANKENY, Iowa – July 11, 2019 – Summer travel season is in full swing. With the increased traffic comes an increased emphasis on sharing the road with all types of vehicles and showing off those safe driving behaviors. Starting July 14, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is promoting a nationwide law enforcement focus on safe speed as part of Operation Safe Driver Week. The Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement officers, in coordination with the Iowa State Patrol, will...
AMES, Iowa – July 11, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, July 30, to discuss the right of way needs for the proposed west side Mediapolis bypass (at County Road H-38) and four-lane upgrade to U.S. 61 from just south of 210th Street to just north of Mediapolis in Des Moines County. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. at Mediapolis Elementary School, 725...
AMES, Iowa – July 10, 2019 – At its meeting in Council Bluffs yesterday, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved more than $1.5 million in funding to support five public transit projects. The projects are funded under the state Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Fund for new or improved facilities to support public transit services. Made available each year by the Iowa General Assembly, a transit system can apply to have up to 80-percent of their project funded through this program. To...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – July 9, 2019 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today at the Mid-America Center, One Arena Way, in Council Bluffs. Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, July 9 Order Number Title Action taken Presenter D-2020-1 Election of Officers Tom Rielly, elected chair Nancy Maher, elected vice chair (see linked biographes) Kathy Fehrman, Commission Chair D-2020-2 Approve Minutes of the June 11, 2019, Commission Meeting Approved Danielle Madden, Commission secretary, 515-239-1919 MV-2020-3...
AMES, Iowa – July 5, 2019 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Tuesday, July 16, to discuss the proposed interchange at the U.S. 18 / U.S. 218 / IA 27 intersection in Floyd County. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at the Floyd Community Center, 706 Fairfield St., in Floyd. The project is scheduled to begin in 2021. The meeting will be conducted utilizing an...
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