Category Archives: Construction

The westbound I-80 rest area south of Victor opened at the end of February, the Iowa DOT said in a press release. It closed in October for full reconstruction. “The rest area’s theme, ‘Modernization of America,’ displays murals that celebrate … Continue reading →

A county road project this year ties into Iowa highway history in Jasper County. The Newton News reports that the “third phase” of a project on County Road F48 west of Colfax includes widening the curve at 124th Street. The … Continue reading →

September 27, 2015: The top plaque on a pillar at the Illinois approach to the Centennial Bridge notes that the bridge, initially planned to be named in honor of Rock Island Mayor Robert Galbraith, was renamed for the centennial of … Continue reading →

June 25, 2006: This picture looking north on US 59, which includes a wrong-way triplex with US 30 and IA 141, approaches the north intersection with US 30. More pictures can be seen on the IA 39 page. The Iowa … Continue reading →

The biggest revelation of the DOT’s public meeting about six-laning the middle section of I-380 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids is that project PDFs will not be made available online on a regular basis due to the Americans With … Continue reading →

The Iowa DOT has a press release about the various warning zones around the Black Hawk Bridge in preparation for its demolition Friday morning. There will be a livestream. The car ferry will not operate over the weekend as debris … Continue reading →

The Iowa DOT will have an open house and information meeting at the Ames Public Library tonight regarding the six-laning of I-35 from the end of the present project near IA 210 to the US 30 interchange. PDFs are available … Continue reading →

KCRG led off Sunday night’s newscast (autoplay video) with a story about the closure of the Black Hawk Bridge between Lansing and De Soto, Wisconsin. The free car ferry to take its place while construction continues on its replacement won’t … Continue reading →

The Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing, a Driftless Area landmark for nearly a century, will close forever at 7 AM on Oct. 20. Stories: Des Moines Register, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, KCRG (short clip), Iowa DOT press release. The original goal … Continue reading →

After US 63 crosses I-70 in Missouri, the contours of the countryside change significantly. Northern Missouri has hills, but in southern Missouri, well, the shortest distance between two points is secondary to the HILLS. On Aug. 21, the Missouri DOT … Continue reading →