Category Archives: Construction

Waiting for a train on US 75 in Merrill is an experience one wants to have as little as possible. I endured it once last year. Now it’s going to be fixed. The Iowa DOT has settled on a design … Continue reading →

Good news: US 20 will not be getting a roundabout in Holstein! Bad news: Both intersections with US 59 are going to become J-turns! The story from KTIV says that this was selected over the roundabout due to right-of-way issues. … Continue reading →

September 28, 2025: Traffic moves on southbound US 218 at the intersection of 260th Street, with Easton Avenue behind the camera. On Monday, traffic switches to head-to-head in the existing northbound lanes (foreground). The position of this picture, once construction … Continue reading →

Legislation lowering the state’s speed limit to 55 miles an hour cleared its final legislative hurdle today and was sent to Gov. Robert D. Ray for his signature. … The bill will remain in effect until July 1, 1975, or … Continue reading →

I finally got around to doing a rundown of the big-budget and other interesting items in the 2027-31 Iowa DOT five-year highway plan. Keep in mind that “underfunded” means the DOT hasn’t allocated all the money the project needs, not … Continue reading →

Now we know what the grade-and-pave listing for two intersections on US 75 north of Sioux City in the five-year construction plan is for. The intersections of US 75 with county roads C70 and C80, in Plymouth County, just across … Continue reading →

For at least the third time, the Iowa DOT’s attempt to turn a major intersection into a “J-turn” has been met with vocal displeasure from local residents. In March, KCCI reported that the plans to put a J-turn on US … Continue reading →

The Iowa DOT intends to convert the four-way stop of highways 69 and 210 south of Huxley into a roundabout in 2028. The informational meeting is scheduled for Thursday evening at Huxley City Hall. This intersection is a mile and … Continue reading →

The ramp from westbound US 20/southbound US 75 to southbound I-29 closed Tuesday for an estimated two months, KTIV reports. It’s for a bridge deck overlay and barrier replacement. The Iowa DOT’s signed detour takes travelers north on I-29 all … Continue reading →

For the summer of 2026, US 30 between US 63 and IA 21 is serving as a detour route for US 63. Two summers from now, it will flip to being a detour route for IA 21. A meeting in … Continue reading →