Category Archives: Construction

Apr 28

Is CR’s Eighth Avenue bridge 82 years old, or 50?

Posted on Wednesday, April 28, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Once again, the annual list of Iowa’s structurally deficient bridges includes Eighth Avenue over the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids. The list comes from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, a “nonpartisan federation” promoting investment in infrastructure. It pegs … Continue reading →

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Apr 16

There’s a creek there?

Posted on Friday, April 16, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

From the DOT’s website: The Iowa Department of Transportation is requesting public input for proposed improvements on Iowa 8 in Tama County. OK, pertinent to my interests. The proposed project includes the removal and replacement of an existing 12’ x … Continue reading →

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Apr 14

US 20 concrete in Waterloo getting replaced

Posted on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT has announced that starting tomorrow, US 20 between the US 63 and IA 21 exits will move to head-to-head traffic to remove and replace the pavement in the eastbound lanes. (Is it Infrastructure Week here? — Ed.) The … Continue reading →

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Apr 12

I-35 bridge project creates detours for US 30

Posted on Monday, April 12, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Two years after a permanent change to the I-35/US 30 interchange in Ames, a temporary one is here, and this time it will affect some football gameday traffic. Starting last week, the DOT closed some ramps at the interchange in … Continue reading →

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Mar 15

Part of IA 17 closing for 15 months

Posted on Monday, March 15, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A project to move IA 17 off E41 east of Boone, which originally came to public light five years ago, starts turning dirt today. The highway closes today with a detour right by the area. According to the press release, … Continue reading →

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Mar 08

Linn Grove bridge to be replaced

Posted on Monday, March 8, 2021, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The bridge across the Little Sioux River just north of Linn Grove will be replaced in 2022, the Storm Lake Times reports. The state will chip in about half the $2 million replacement cost. The bridge dates back to 1940, … Continue reading →

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Dec 22

Key ramp at I-80/380 opens this week

Posted on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

March 12, 2007: Eastbound I-80 at I-380. I probably have a better picture of this, but archive searching isn’t what it used to be for me. The most important inner loop ramp of the I-80/380 cloverleaf interchange is being replaced with … Continue reading →

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Dec 04

Some weird plans for US 69 in Des Moines

Posted on Friday, December 4, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

US 69, aka East 14th Street in Des Moines, likely has more stoplights between IA 5 and I-35/80 than it does in the rest of the state combined. The DOT wants to rebuild many intersections on the route, and the … Continue reading →

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Nov 18

Video drive across I-74 bridge

Posted on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

From WQAD. Strangely, the I-74 Bridge website stopped updating months ago. The webcams are stuck on June 1.

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Nov 13

Iowa-bound I-74 bridge opens today

Posted on Friday, November 13, 2020, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

It’s happening! (To steal the first line from KWQC’s story.) (WQAD’s story above.) The Iowa-bound/westbound/northbound I-74 bridge was expected to open early this morning. This replaces the 1935 bridge, the original of the twin bridges. Hopefully next November we can … Continue reading →

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