Category Archives: Construction

Close to a month late but: The Dubuque Telegraph Herald and KDTH Radio both reported that the US 20 Seippel Road exit, which will also be the the west end of the Southwest Arterial, opened May 19. I have seen … Continue reading →

The Iowa Transportation Commission released its draft 2021-25 five-year construction plan at its meeting earlier this month. I guess I can’t really call it in analysis if I’m just condensing the existing information? Anyway, here are current estimated completions (in … Continue reading →

IA 14 will be closed between IA 96 and IA 175 this summer for a concrete overlay project starting next week, a press release from the DOT says. The official detour uses T29 between 96 and 14. The work technically … Continue reading →

December 18, 2006: Based on archaeological evidence found in 2020, this photo’s position is practically on top of a War of 1812-era fort. IA 2’s east end was moved west after the opening of the US 61 bypass. About a … Continue reading →

December 12, 2005: South end of IA 144 on the south side of Perry. According to a story this week from the Perry Chief, Perry is spending $1 million to resurface 60 blocks in town. The last sentence adds another … Continue reading →

October 13, 2006: I-80 heading into Illinois, as seen on the I-80 stateline page. Comparatively, I-80 at the Indiana state line is five lanes each way.  After the I-74 bridge is complete in the Quad Cities, the Iowa and Illinois DOTs … Continue reading →

I guess ramming your head into a brick wall/plain old obstreperousness sometimes DOES work. The Iowa DOT is prepared to allow an intersection with future four-lane US 61 and a side road south of Wapello, the Muscatine Journal reported nearly two … Continue reading →

The Iowa DOT says it started repairing a fire-damaged bridge on I-29 this week. The project will last about two months. This unexpected repair issue prevented I-29 from being open to six lanes throughout the city and “completing” the decade-long reconstruction … Continue reading →

To reduce the time US 30 will be closed northeast of Woodbine for a bridge replacement, a different tactic is going to be tried. The new bridge will be built beside the existing one, then slid into place. This will … Continue reading →

Construction season is getting an early start this year, as US 151 is closed through Fairfax starting today. An article from KHAK radio says the closure is related to the railroad bridge. This is, in turn, related to a planned … Continue reading →