At a mid-May meeting, the Iowa DOT presented the newest version of its plan to reroute IA 17 east of Boone. A new road would run north of the Central Iowa Expo (Farm Progress Show) grounds for about ¾ mile then go east a mile. Two options remain for a connecting road to old US 30, one following an old railroad grade and the other somewhat shorter in length.
This will mean the end of state maintenance on a Lincoln Highway segment, both original route (the north-south segment between 200th Street and Jordan) and paved route (the east-west segment paralleling the railroad). Closure of the railroad crossing at R Avenue will block off the ability to travel the 1913 alignment via 205th Street unimpeded.