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Category Archives: Construction
Jul
11
Next phase of mixmaster redesign in letting stage
This is an excerpt from a contract being let July 19, showing the I-35 flyover in red and grading work in tan. Grading in the southwest and northeast corners of the northeast mixmaster in Des Moines, and the new I-35 … Continue reading
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Jun
20
Meeting on I-380 expansion Tuesday
Tomorrow night the Iowa DOT will hold an in-person information meeting in Cedar Rapids about six-laning part of I-380. The meeting is at the DOT office near Kirkwood Community College at 5 PM. An “at your own pace” meeting will … Continue reading
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May
30
Urbana roundabout construction begins Tuesday
May 16, 2017: This curve at the west end of old IA 363 is going away. On Tuesday, following the Memorial Day weekend, part of IA 150 will be closed to build a roundabout at the Urbana corner, according to … Continue reading
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May
25
Notes on 2023-27 highway plan
(I almost typed 1923-27. Shows how much I’m looking into that era right now.) The Iowa Transportation Commission’s five-year plan is out, with a font change, mixed-case type, comma separators, no mileages listed (again!) and occasionally a more informal style … Continue reading
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May
23
Marion-area construction updates
An update and new notice (via a weekend roadgeek meet) about projects near Marion: Linn County’s oldest active bridge is going to be replaced, as this blog post covered earlier. But there’s good and interesting news: The bridge isn’t being … Continue reading
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May
16
US 63 closure scrambles routes to Traer
Starting next week, according to a DOT press release, US 63 will be closed between IA 8 and IA 96. It’s for a (very needed) asphalt resurfacing project and discussed more in this blog post. Toledo-Gladbrook traffic is fine, but … Continue reading
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May
09
IA 8 in Tama County to close for months
Hey, remember this post? I didn’t! But now it’s here: Starting today, IA 8 between Traer and IA 21 is closed through at least late July for culvert construction (news tip: KCRG). The official detour is D65 through Buckingham. The closure … Continue reading
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May
02
US 30 coalition unhappy with Super-2 plan
Central and eastern Iowa counties that are not on the present four-lane section of US 30 are very determined to get on it, and won’t take any half-measures. From “The Center Square”, a news organization focused on “state- and local-level … Continue reading
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Apr
29
IA 25 project will remove US 32 concrete
The last part of the White Pole Road between Anita and Adel under state control is losing its original concrete, but it hasn’t been visible for more than a quarter-century. A 2-mile segment of IA 25 between Casey and Menlo … Continue reading
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Apr
27
Newton bridge replacement going nowhere slowly
Iowa Highway Commission blueprints from 1926 show plans for a bridge at North 4th Avenue East across Elk Creek. A tiny, nearly-century-old bridge on the east side of Newton has no firm replacement plans despite being closed for years. The … Continue reading
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