Author Archives: Jeff

Jun 16

Madison County Courthouse

It’s not my best courthouse picture, but it’s a clear winter sunset in Winterset. January 10, 2012.

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Jun 16

I-74 Exit 1 now a six-ramp interchange

Two loops at 53rd Street opened Friday.

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Jun 15

US 20 construction in Sioux City

KCAU update from a week ago. I know it’s old, but there’s a video showing work on the volleyball interchange. The story is about ramps closing at I-29/US 20. Slightly more recent is this Sioux City Journal story from the 12th … Continue reading

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Jun 15

What’s NOT in the highway plan

Plans for four-laning US 63 south of Ottumwa had made it to the design stage, but construction or preparation for construction is not in the new five-year program. The Ottumwa-to-Kirksville segment will remain two lanes for the foreseeable future.

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Jun 14

Tama County in the highway plan

The IA 21 bridge over Wolf Creek is scheduled to be replaced in 2017. That’s all. The big infusion of money came with the US 30 work that is now complete. The good news is that the Benton County plan … Continue reading

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Jun 13

45 percent

I-610 around Houston, January 29, 2012 The first 20,000 miles are the easiest. According to Clinched Highway Mapping, I have now traveled approximately 45% of the entire interstate highway system in the United States. To put into perspective how difficult … Continue reading

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Jun 13

ISU sideswipes continue

Last week, it came on the basketball court, as ESPN blogger Eamon Brennan ranks the coaching jobs. Iowa State was eighth of ten in the Big 12. The harsh winters might detract recruits and, even though it features the Big … Continue reading

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Jun 12

I-74 bridge moved to 2018

The Quad-City Times says Iowa and Illinois have ironed out their differences and that the Iowa DOT will prepare for putting money in a time frame just past the current five-year plan. Note that the headline reflects fiscal 2018, which … Continue reading

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Jun 12

Unclear on the Concept Dept.

Mitt Romney’s “Every Town Counts” bus tour across six states “with a focus on small towns” will stop in the third-largest city in Iowa.

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Jun 11

I-380 construction possibilities

The DOT last month unveiled a host of possibilities for upgrading and improving I-380 in the Cedar Rapids area. Here’s a summary of the design ideas for the interchanges. The most notable point is that all of the smaller interchanges … Continue reading

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