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Author Archives: Jeff
Oct
26
A ‘reduced-conflict intersection’ by any other name
The Iowa DOT’s “Transportation Matters” blog has a post extolling the virtues of a new type of intersection southeast of Fort Dodge. It is a new type of intersection in Iowa, but it’s not the first time one like this … Continue reading
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Oct
24
Congressional district table updated
The Legislative Services Agency’s second map of 2021 made things annoying when it came to numbers. The designation for the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts flipped. There’s something about a rule of “easternmost.” Eyeballing the map, the geographic center of the … Continue reading
Posted in Iowa Miscellaneous, Maps
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Oct
21
A new name in the records
State football playoffs for the four smallest classes begin today. It seems wrong to me that they start so early, but that’s what happens when you have to wedge in an extra round but also only play one game a … Continue reading
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Oct
18
NT volleyball begins quest for state
The high school volleyball postseason began Monday for the smaller classes. Six teams in Class 1A received byes, in alphabetical order: Ankeny Christian, Burlington Notre Dame, Don Bosco, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, North Tama, and Springville. The cluster of four teams in a … Continue reading
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Oct
17
Huebinger’s Glidden map is wrong
Corrections are important, even if they come 110 years late. This one affects stuff I’ve written recently. Huebinger’s Map and Guide for Iowa Official Trans-Continental Route, published in 1912, draws Glidden’s business district in the wrong place. Huebinger puts the … Continue reading
Posted in 1920 Highway Sytem, Maps
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Oct
14
IA 17 construction prolonged
What was originally promised as a 15-month construction project appears to have been extended to two full construction seasons. In March 2021, the closure of IA 17 east of Boone was announced. At the time, it was expected to be … Continue reading
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Oct
12
Lincoln Way Burger King in Ames closed
Last week I drove on Lincoln Way through downtown Ames for the first time in a while. There have been changes since I was doing that regularly — though not nearly as many as US 65 through Bondurant — but … Continue reading
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Oct
10
Build for nine, stripe for four
An I-80 construction project in Cedar County is designed for the long-term future. The Oct. 18 DOT letting includes both bridges over Sugar Creek. That’s between the IA 38 exits, by the rest areas. This is one of the two … Continue reading
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Oct
07
Meanwhile in Marietta
There is a tiny parcel of the Marshalltown school district, half a square mile, that isn’t directly connected to the rest of the district. It is connected via what, in the Iowa legislative redistricting process, is called “point contiguity” — … Continue reading
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Oct
05
Old I-74 bridge won’t go out with a bang
Deconstructing the twin spans that carried I-74 over the Mississippi River is going to be a seven-year job. Big blasts are not planned to be part of the process. KWQC and WQAD have news stories, neither of which I can … Continue reading
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