Category Archives: Construction

The companion piece to yesterday’s blog post was announced late last week: US 65 is closed at IA 330 for three weeks in order to build the connection to the new interchange bridge. That means that from Aug. 6-16, there … Continue reading →

Construction projects at either end of old IA 223 in Jasper County make any east-west excursion to Baxter somewhat difficult at the moment. Baxter is one of a handful of Iowa towns with a population above 1000 but without a … Continue reading →

A big roadgeeking milestone will happen this year: Interstate 95, and the original layout of the interstate highway system, will become complete. I-95 has been discontinuous between Pennsylvania and New Jersey since the system began. It’s New Jersey’s fault (video). … Continue reading →

The maligned I-35 flyover ramp to US 30 at Ames is so messed up it may not open until next year. The Iowa State Daily has the story on the DOT acknowledging the delay. A couple weeks ago news came out that the … Continue reading →

The shiny new Mississippi River bridge at Sabula will be lonely for a few more weeks as high waters have delayed construction at the overflow bridge again. The Iowa DOT says it won’t be done in time for Labor Day. … Continue reading →

Not a huge development in the scheme of things, but US 69 (South Duff Avenue) is getting its second stoplight south of US 30 in Ames, reports the Ames Tribune. The construction project will three-lane 69 from the first city … Continue reading →

New Highway 20 took another step forward Friday, when the detour between Galva and Early was lifted. Traffic is now on the new westbound lanes, a construction notice said last week. The video below is from KCAU.

May 16, 2017: The original south end of US 218, at US 30, which has always been the Lincoln Highway here (westbound lanes). The four-lane will be shifted very slightly for the new interchange. Construction on the US 30/218 interchange … Continue reading →

An engineering miscalculation will mean much longer construction time for the flyover ramp from northbound I-35 to westbound US 30, KCCI reports. (Warning: Not only does the video autoplay, it stops when you scroll down!) The tops of the support … Continue reading →

A closed connection in Iowa’s Great River Road looks like it will remain that way, and perhaps permanently. The Iowa DOT offered $1.5 million to the city of Burlington to go to repairs of the Cascade Bridge, but the city … Continue reading →