Transportation Commission
DECORAH, Iowa – Oct. 8, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today in Decorah. Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, Oct. 8 Order Number Title Action taken Presenter D-2025-17 Approve Minutes of the Sept. 10, 2024, Commission Meeting Approved Stuart Anderson, director, Transportation Development Division, 515-239-1661 TD-2025-18 Corridor Preservation Zone: Iowa 12 Gordon Drive Viaduct in Sioux City Approved Gary Harris, transportation engineer specialist, Location and Environment Bureau, 515-239-1459 TD-2025-19 Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy...
DECORAH, Iowa – Oct. 8, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved $5.1 million in funding for six 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 55 jobs within three years of project completion. Targeted Job Creation projects Loan Grant A-line EDS Rail Spur (Black Hawk County) $1,249,000 $60,000 Appanoose Country Rail Extension (Appanoose County) $600,000 Rail Network Improvement projects Loan...
AMES, Iowa – Oct. 3, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Hotel Winneshiek, 104 East Water Street, in Decorah, Iowa. Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 Time Title Presenter 8 a.m. *Approve Minutes of the Sept. 10, 2024, Commission Meeting Stuart Anderson, director, Transportation Development Division, 515-239-1661 Commission Comments DOT Staff Comments *Corridor Preservation Zone: Iowa 12 Gordon Drive Viaduct in Sioux City Gary Harris, transportation engineer...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 11, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold a public input meeting at the Hotel Winneshiek, 104 East Water Street, in Decorah on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, 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...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 10, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today. Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, Sept. 10 Order Number Title Action taken Presenter D-2025-10 Approve Minutes of the Aug. 13, 2024 Commission Meeting Approved Stuart Anderson, director, Transportation Development Division, 515-239-1661 D-2025-11 Administrative Rules – 761 IAC Chapters 1 and 2 Approved Scott Marler, director, 515-239-1111 SO-2025-12 Administrative Rules – 761 IAC Chapters 106, 121, and 124 Approved Stuart Anderson, director,...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 10, 2024 – At its meeting in Ames today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved just over $1.7 million in funding to support four public transit projects. The projects are funded under the state Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Program 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...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 10, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved more than $8 million in funding for 39 new public transit vehicles that will replace vehicles past their useful life. Funds are granted through the Federal Transit Administration’s Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Formula Program as well as the Federal Highway Administration’s Carbon Reduction Program. Vehicle replacement projects were approved for 11 different public transit systems. The complete list of funded vehicles can be found at...
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 5, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames. Business meeting agenda Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024 Time Title Presenter 1 p.m. *Approve Minutes of the August 13, 2024 Commission Meeting Stuart Anderson, director, Transportation Development Division, 515-239-1661 Commission Comments Iowa DOT Staff Comments *Administrative Rules – 761 IAC Chapters...
MORAVIA, Iowa – Aug. 13, 2024 – The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the following items during its meeting today in Moravia. Business meeting actions taken Tuesday, Aug. 13 Order Number Title Action taken Presenter D-2025-5 Approve Minutes of the July 9, 2024, Commission Meeting Approved Stuart Anderson, director, Transportation Development Division, 515-239-1661 C-2025-6 Commission Guidebook Approved Sally Stutsman, commission chair TD-2025-7 2025-2029 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program Amendment Approved Shawn Majors, director, Program Management Bureau, 515-239-1288 TD-2025-8 Corridor Preservation Zone Renewal:...
The Iowa Transportation Commission today approved $9.3 million for the fiscal year 2025 State Aviation Program, which includes several subprograms detailed below. The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) will fund $6.3 million for a variety of aviation safety initiatives, system planning, and air service development activities. It will also provide funding for airport development projects at 23 airports in Iowa. Eligible AIP projects include runway, taxiway, and apron development; fuel systems; navigational aids; maintenance of aviation weather systems; runway marking; windsocks;...