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Author Archives: Jeff
Dec
09
An ambitious plan to raise US 63 in Waterloo
The Iowa Department of Transportation in recent years has put forth reconstruction plans for US 63 north of downtown Waterloo. The section in the vicinity of a railroad underpass had its own plan. Now we know what that plan is … Continue reading
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Dec
07
The worst Big 12 team of the ’90s and ’00s just won a championship
Baylor has its first outright conference title since 1980. Baylor had the most conference losses of any Big 12 team in the 1990s (1996-99) and 2000s (2000-09). The Bears’ championship comes two years after the Big Eight’s worst team of the … Continue reading
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Dec
06
The other I-480
October 1, 2013: A grammatically incorrect “Ends 480” in northeastern Ohio sign is placed just south of the Ohio Turnpike, but drivers must exit and travel a short connector to reach I-80. It’s not possible to travel the entire distance … Continue reading
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Dec
05
Cyclones.tv and aspect ratios
Because I am a Mediacom subscriber, at the beginning of football season I started receiving Cyclones.tv with my cable package. I do not have HD cable. For multiple cable networks, including sports and news channels, that have widescreen broadcasts, the … Continue reading
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Dec
04
US 63 reroute in Rochester set for 2014
July 17, 2013: This is where US 63 will join/leave US 52, eventually. County Road 14 connecting 52 and 63 is still rural, for now. Although there were previous reports that Rochester MN had accepted the transfer of US 63 … Continue reading
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Dec
03
Two basketball schools in the Big 12
Iowa State is judged to be one of them, at least when it’s only football vs. basketball. Iowa, meanwhile, is a “push” because the answer is wrestling, and Minnesota is a push because the answer is hockey. And while I’m looking … Continue reading
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Dec
02
Toledo Chronicle article on US 30 expressway
With pictures. The most interesting part of the article is that the DOT says building a completely new four-lane, rather than twinning the existing road, would make for a four-year project instead of seven. It would also cost more to … Continue reading
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Nov
29
New IA 86 photos, and some from July 2012
Michael Ehret took some photos of IA 86’s new alignment at the state line. One I ran on the blog earlier. There are also some older photos that I’ve finally gotten around to placing, with former IA 91, former IA … Continue reading
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Nov
28
NBC apologizes to Tracy, Iowa. Sort of.
A simple side remark about the name “Tracy” apparently didn’t go over well with the Internet. It probably takes more time to explain than the occurrence itself. The video from Wednesday is here, if you can tolerate a 15- or … Continue reading
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Nov
27
West Virginia is 34th state for ISU FB
In September 1895, the Iowa State College football team boarded a train for its first game outside the state of Iowa, a matchup with Butte Athletic Club in Montana. The team lost. Later in the month it played its first … Continue reading
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