The Fort Madison Daily Democrat and Iowa DOT both say new US 61 opened Monday afternoon. Old 61, or at least parts of it not overlapping with IA 2, will be repaved before being turned over to the city and county next year.
Combined with the rerouting around Davenport, US 61 is now four lanes from the south junction with US 218 in Keokuk to the north side of Burlington (although the Burlington section is developed) and from the Louisa/Muscatine county line to the Wisconsin border.