Statewide Interest
AMES, Iowa – March 16, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission and Iowa Department of Transportation staff will meet informally from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 23, via telephone conference call. Transportation-related matters that may be discussed include the development of the five-year Iowa Transportation Improvement Program. # Editor’s note: There are two ways to listen to the Iowa Transportation Commission’s informal workshop session or business meeting or public input session when scheduled. The broadcast feed and phone...
AMES, Iowa – March 15, 2023 – The Iowa Mississippi River Parkway Commission (MRPC) will meet Friday, March 24, at the Des Moines County Heritage Center Museum, 501 N. Fourth St., in Burlington. Interested parties may attend in-person or join the meeting by using the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84738780642. To join the meeting by conference call, dial 312-626-6799 and use Meeting ID: 847 3878 0642# and then press # to enter the meeting. The link and phone line will be active...
AMES, Iowa – March 15, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold a public input meeting in Grinnell at the Hotel Grinnell, 925 Park Street on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, to hear about transportation matters from representatives of local government, interest groups, and individuals. Items that may be discussed at the meeting include the Iowa Transportation Improvement Program; transportation policies; and highway, aviation, rail, river, bicycle, pedestrian, and public transit issues. A brief business meeting will begin at 8...
AMES, Iowa – March 14, 2023 – This has been a pretty wild winter for many parts of Iowa. When you’re out on Iowa’s highways, you may notice more potholes than in the last few mild winters. The Iowa Transportation Commission just took steps to help get these potholes repaired by approving an additional $15 million specifically for additional maintenance to be done on interstates, U.S., and state highways. Why do potholes form in the first place? The answer has...
AMES, Iowa – March 14, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today in Ames. Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, March 14 Order Number Title Action taken Presenter D-2023-55 Approve Minutes of the Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 Commission Meeting Approved Cindy Dorhout, Commission assistant, 515-239-1067 D-2023-56 Commission Meeting Dates from July 2023 through June 2024 Approved Cindy Dorhout, Commission assistant, 515-239-1067 MV-2023-57 Administrative Rules – 761 IAC 520, Regulations Applicable to Carriers; 761 IAC...
AMES, Iowa – March 13, 2023 – The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a virtual and in person public information meeting to discuss the proposed widening and resurfacing of U.S. 18 from the East Branch Iowa River Bridge to Country Club Drive in Garner in Hancock County. In-person meeting: When: March 23, 2023 between 5 and 6:30 pm Location: Garner City Hall, 135 W 5th St., in Garner Description: Iowa DOT staff will be present to discuss the proposed...
AMES, Iowa – March 13, 2023 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed bridge replacement on Iowa 31 over Silver Creek,1 mile West of U.S. 59 in Cherokee County. The existing 150’ x 26’ steel beam bridge would be replaced with a 172’ 2” x 40’ pretensioned prestressed concrete beam bridge. New bridge approaches would be constructed, and the existing guardrail replaced. Construction of the project is expected to begin in 2025. Through traffic...
AMES, Iowa – March 9, 2023 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. The public may attend in-person if comfortable in doing so. Face coverings are not required and left to the discretion of each individual. Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023 Time Title Presenter 1 p.m. *Approve Minutes of the Tuesday,...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – March 8, 2023 – If you are driving on U.S. 71 in the Iowa Lakes Region (Arnolds Park and Okoboji) this spring you may notice some construction work. The first phase is expected to begin on March 13 from Okoboji Grove Road in Okoboji through Okoboji View Avenue in Okoboji. There will be daytime lane closures in the first week of this phase. Starting March 20, traffic will be routed to a detour that uses Iowa...
AMES, Iowa – March 6, 2023 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for a proposed Waterloo Creek Bridge replacement on Iowa 76, 2.2 miles North of Allamakee County Road A-26 in Allamakee County. The existing 3-span, 210’ x 26’ steel girder bridge would be replaced with a 225’ x 44’ pre tensioned prestressed concrete beam bridge. Construction of the project is expected to begin in 2025. Through traffic on Iowa 76 would be maintained during construction....