The Eagle Grove Eagle reported at the beginning of November that the stoplight at Broadway and Commercial (IA 17 and C54) no longer functions. The equipment is a quarter-century old and would need to be replaced. The intersection will be a four-way stop until the city tries to get a grant, which wouldn’t be until late next year.
The change leaves one stoplight on the entirety of IA 17 (the south IA 210 junction in Madrid) and three total in Wright County, two in Clarion and one in Belmond. The latter is one of only two stoplights for US 69 (Forest City) between the north side of Ames and the highway’s north end in Albert Lea.