Assorted construction news around the state:
- Count this as another “de-clinching” of US 218 for me: New 218 around Janesville opened today, with an interchange at C50 and a closed intersection a mile south at the county line. The entire roadway has been shifted eastward to accommodate the interchange and has something new for Iowa: Roundabouts at the ramp intersections. (Boooo!)
- The last remaining gap in US 63 between IA 3 and IA 93 will open to four lanes Monday. This will be good enough for the “official” opening date while there is some construction cleanup afterward.
- The soon-to-be-former north end of IA 196 at soon-to-be-former US 20 is being converted to a four-way stop Oct. 22.
- The first part of I-29’s reconstruction in Sioux City fully opened earlier this week. Hamilton Boulevard to IA 12 is the oldest stretch of the interstate in the state and might have been signed only as US 77 at first. (This requires more research.)