Monthly Archives: August 2016

Aug 17

County color conundrum

Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Charting counties chronologically comes with a catch: Now what?

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Aug 16

Roundabout proposed near Holy Cross

Posted on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT wants to do a complete reconstruction of US 52/IA 3 east of Luxemburg, and a roundabout at County Road Y13. The presentation shows a lot of accidents from cars turning left at that intersection. Some residents aren’t happy about the … Continue reading →

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Aug 15

Does Iowa State Fair need more promotion in Eastern Iowa?

Posted on Monday, August 15, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 16, 2013: Lego Iowa at the Varied Industries Building. When I got my advance State Fair ticket on the last Saturday in July at a Cedar Rapids-area Fareway, the cashier said it was the first one she’d sold. The … Continue reading →

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Aug 12

Lee County could have one courthouse. Or not.

Posted on Friday, August 12, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa’s unique 99-counties-100-seats arrangement will be put to the test in November, when Lee County votes on a bond issue to build one new courthouse. The Fort Madison Daily Democrat says the county supervisors approved the ballot on a 3-2 … Continue reading →

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Aug 11

Why IA 162 became IA 322

Posted on Thursday, August 11, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

May 11, 2002: South end of IA 322 in Pammel State Park. Photo by Neil Bratney. Semi drivers making bad decisions caused a state highway to be renumbered in 1982. From the DOT’s newly online primary route archive: The park officer … Continue reading →

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Aug 10

US 63 Mississippi River bridge to be replaced

Posted on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 25, 2016: The US 63 Mississippi River crossing, officially known as the Eisenhower Bridge, as seen from a marina on the Wisconsin side. In unintentional conjunction with the US 54 bridge blog post, “my highway” is going to get … Continue reading →

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Aug 09

US 54 Mississippi River bridge to be replaced

Posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 12, 2016: The US 54 bridge across the Mississippi River, from Louisiana, Missouri. Not Iowa news, but “this is going to affect my plans to have every Mississippi River bridge crossed between St. Paul and Memphis” news: State and … Continue reading →

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Aug 08

Knoxville gets explanation for interchange sign change

Posted on Monday, August 8, 2016, at 10:08 AM by Jeff

And it’s in line with what I said was the case. The Iowa DOT’s goal in the stripped-down and genericized signs at exits is to reduce the “pieces of information” offered to the driver. The old sign (seen above) has eight … Continue reading →

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Aug 05

Renewed push for Floyd overpass

Posted on Friday, August 5, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Iowa’s network of four-lane roads grew substantially in the 1990s, but it came with the tradeoff that most of them had at-grade intersections. That has proven to be a problem in certain locations as traffic increased. Right now, construction on … Continue reading →

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Aug 04

OABCIG consolidation vote planned

Posted on Thursday, August 4, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Battle Creek-Ida Grove and Odebolt-Arthur school districts have a reorganization vote planned for September, the Sioux City Journal reported a while ago. Their current whole-grade sharing agreement dates back to 2009, making it one of the oldest active two-way plans. … Continue reading →

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