Category Archives: Construction

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Recently, Cedar Falls wrapped up a massive project to annoy anyone who’s still interested in shopping at College Square by placing FIVE roundabouts on University Avenue. (Technically, it’s three roundabouts plus two almost-roundabouts at the IA 58 on-ramps, but they’re … Continue reading →

Next week, for the first time since the interstate system was constructed, there will be a way to get from I-29 to eastbound Broadway in Council Bluffs. It just comes at the expense of everything else, including the interstate itself. … Continue reading →

The intersection of US 71 and IA 175 on the north side of Auburn will be turned into an all-way stop later this month, the DOT says. At this intersection, northbound 71 turns from northbound to westbound while IA 175 … Continue reading →

June 12, 2005: This “ghost ramp,” built in 1979 and never used, would have been for (future) southbound US 75 to eastbound US 20. Instead, this area will have its existing ramp removed for a stoplight around where the car … Continue reading →