A DOT meeting about the US 61 Wapello bypass will be held Wednesday evening, according to a press release from the DOT. At publication time, a PDF was not available. The line on the map shown on the website appears only to go from present 61 south of Wapello to County Road G62, leaving the north half unaccounted for.
The most recent five-year plan has IA 78 to IA 92 included as a single project with multiple entries. The bulk of the grading is to be done in FY27 (2026-27) with paving in FY29-30. That means the bypass and full four-lane US 61 might not be finished until 2031.
Relatedly, via Jason Hancock, via only a Facebook post from the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Department, the Mediapolis bypass opened the day after Labor Day.