Category Archives: Construction

Oct 30

IA 38 exit proposals and the ULTIMATE LANE

Posted on Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 16, 2012: Until the Avenue of the Saints was designated IA 27, IA 38 was the only state highway to have a portion duplexed with an interstate highway — and get a rest area to boot. The Iowa DOT … Continue reading →

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Oct 24

US 65/IA 330 interchange has opened

Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last week was very eventful for the Iowa highway system. In addition to US 20 opening to four lanes, the long-desired, super controversial interchange along the Marshalltown diagonal opened. That’s a reference to an exit that incorporates US 65, IA … Continue reading →

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Oct 22

US 20 finally open to four lanes across Iowa

Posted on Monday, October 22, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 19, 2018: Acting Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg (center) holds the ribbon to mark the completion of four-lane US 20 along with a host of government officials and members of the US 20 Corridor Association. Holstein, Iowa, October 19 — … Continue reading →

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Oct 17

After decades of waiting, a complete ribbon of highway

Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 20, 2002: Concrete for new US 20 ends at the Grundy/Hardin county line, as seen from the B Avenue/Z Avenue bridge. A full gallery of that fall’s construction can be seen here. ============== U.S. 20 between Sioux City and … Continue reading →

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Oct 16

The political effect, or not, of a ribbon-cutting

Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

November 12, 2008: Gov. Chet Culver addresses the crowd at the opening of the US 34 Fairfield bypass, completing the expressway between Des Moines and Burlington first proposed 40 years earlier (although, as originally planned, it used IA 92 to Oskaloosa). … Continue reading →

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Oct 11

No Southwest Connector in Des Moines

Posted on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 31, 2013: Polk County Supervisor Angela Connolly (holding scissors) and other city and county officials cut the ribbon to open a diagonal road between Army Post Road and IA 28 (1st/63rd streets) in West Des Moines at Brown’s Woods … Continue reading →

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Oct 08

As more of 20 opens, advocacy group prepares to dissolve

Posted on Monday, October 8, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Last Thursday, about half of the portion of US 20 in Iowa that remained two lanes at the end of 2012 opened to four lanes. It’s the segment between Holstein and Early, reopening after a detour that moved travelers onto … Continue reading →

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Oct 03

Oskaloosa bypass corridor finalized

Posted on Wednesday, October 3, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT has a “corridor preservation plan” out for a road northwest of Oskaloosa, running from IA 163 to US 63. This step in making a bypass seems, to me, like a relatively recent thing, but I could be … Continue reading →

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Sep 24

Benton County US 30 meeting Oct. 4

Posted on Monday, September 24, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

As construction on the US 30/218 interchange creeps along this fall, the remaining four-lane in Benton County is still waiting. And that means, yup, another meeting! This one is in Blairstown on Oct. 4. I don’t expect any surprises for … Continue reading →

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Sep 19

Middle part of University Avenue to be rebuilt

Posted on Wednesday, September 19, 2018, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The city of Waterloo will rebuild University Avenue (old IA 934, but most known as old US 218) from the Cedar Falls city limits east to Greenhill Road before the easternmost section to US 63, the Waterloo Courier reports. Waterloo’s … Continue reading →

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