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Category Archives: Construction
Mar
18
IA 21 at US 30 to close for up to 20 months
At the end of this month, construction will begin on the IA 21 interchange with future four-lane US 30. The space is pretty flat, so to build up land for an overpass (as with US 218), IA 21 will have … Continue reading
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Mar
02
Linn County’s oldest bridge to be replaced
A historic truss bridge in Linn County will be demolished and replaced this year, just short of its 150th birthday. The Bertram Road Bridge over Indian Creek just south of Mount Vernon Road was built in 1876, or at least … Continue reading
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Feb
25
The ghost of the Traer Sale Barn
The Iowa DOT’s migration of old construction plans to its online portal has revealed how fastidious its record-keeping is. The weak spot is that the plans don’t always indicate exactly what year the project was completed. Having the letting date … Continue reading
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Feb
23
Stop sign added on Winterset bypass
The US 169/IA 92 bypass on the west and north of Winterset will no longer have unimpeded traffic between the junctions. Today, the intersection with 8th Avenue becomes a four-way stop, the Iowa DOT says in a press release. A … Continue reading
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Feb
21
West Branch six-laning in two parts
Expansion of I-80 to six lanes from the present end of that section in Iowa City to just east of the West Branch exit is on the DOT’s five-year plan. Based on a construction letting, I think it’s being broken … Continue reading
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Jan
21
I-80 Iowa County rest area expansion plan
The Iowa DOT’s plan to expand parking at the I-80 eastbound rest area between the Victor and Ladora exits is available online. Construction is planned for late next year. KCCI reported that a rebuilt westbound rest area opened just before Christmas, … Continue reading
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Jan
12
Waverly-Janesville road will be upgraded
The 1914 map above shows the Red Ball Route north of Janesville shifting to the section line, once the railroad gets out of the way, in the southwest corner of Section 23. This kink, approximately 1/8 mile, was turned into … Continue reading
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Dec
10
IA 175 bridge detour in off-season
Earlier this week, IA 175 west of Mapleton closed for a bridge replacement. This complete shutdown over winter is unusual for Iowa construction. US 20 in western Iowa was going to be detoured through Galva and Schaller over both the … Continue reading
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Dec
03
New I-74 bridge fully open; old fully closed
Thousands of people turned out for the grand opening of the I-74 bridge on Wednesday. (I, sadly, was not one of them.) The Illinois-bound span fully opened Thursday night, and the last lane in use on the 1959 bridge was … Continue reading
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Nov
24
I-74 bridge walk precedes final opening
June 19, 2021: Construction cranes tower over the “basket handles” of the new I-74 bridge over the Mississippi River, as seen from the Bettendorf side. The last expected completion date of the Illinois-bound (southbound/eastbound) span of the I-74 bridge was … Continue reading
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