Author Archives: Jeff

Dec 12

Updates and corrections to pages, late 2022

Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

(This has been percolating for a while, and the changes have been made. I figured I’d better push it out by the end of the year.) Active highways: I’ve had the west end of IA 24 in New Hampton dated … Continue reading →

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Dec 09

Football season recap 2022

Posted on Friday, December 9, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Team that is supposed to wear black: Won a game without scoring an offensive or defensive touchdown Had a game with 146 total yards, and won by double digits Lost one game by 44 points Finished the regular season with … Continue reading →

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Dec 07

Realigned IA 17 ‘celebration’ today

Posted on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at 10:24 AM by Jeff

On extremely short notice, for a project that went past the original expected completion date, there’s going to be a party for new IA 17 east of Boone. A “celebration” of the opening of the overpass is today at 3 … Continue reading →

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Dec 05

US 63 meeting involves significant proposals

Posted on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

On Tuesday night, there will be a meeting in Tama to go over proposed improvements to US 63 from US 6 to Tama. That is one portion of a larger package of changes from US 6 to Hudson. There is … Continue reading →

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Dec 02

US 275 gets stop sign on far west side of Omaha

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 10:02 AM by Jeff

The end of the West Dodge freeway through western Omaha gets three different designations in a short span: US 6, Link 28B, and US 275. The last comes north from an intersection with NE 92 and merges into the freeway. … Continue reading →

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Nov 30

The value of geometry

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

On Friday’s Jeopardy, $1000. No takers. My mother would not be happy. (In other Jeopardy news, my TV app malfunctioned on the pivotal Tournament of Champions game. Unfortunately, most likely due to a tangle of rights issues — ABC gets the … Continue reading →

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Nov 28

I-380 meeting adds details of expansion

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2022, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

A public information meeting scheduled for Wednesday to discuss “right of way impacts” on expansion of I-380 south of Cedar Rapids will also provide updated details of the expansion in general. The meeting already has PDFs posted online. The diagrams … Continue reading →

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Nov 25

Hickman Road exit to become diverging diamond

Posted on Friday, November 25, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Hickman Road (US 6) exit on I-35/80 will be turned into a diverging diamond interchange by the end of the decade, according to Iowa DOT plans. KCCI has a story. The DOT website blessedly has PDFs available following the … Continue reading →

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Nov 23

Unclear on the concept, defunct rivalry trophy department

Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at 10:15 AM by Jeff

pic.twitter.com/cdgXsDBlXL — no context college football (@nocontextcfb) November 19, 2022 Wrong team, no series for a decade, and while the trophy is topped with a real telephone there’s a big stand underneath, but other than that, it’s fine. But, for … Continue reading →

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Nov 21

North Tama football opponents: Where are they now?

Posted on Monday, November 21, 2022, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Traer Star-Clipper, October 10, 1930 North Tama’s discussion about moving down to 8-player football, as covered by the North Tama Telegraph, had much input from the current athletic director, but just as much from a former coach, principal, and superintendent, … Continue reading →

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