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Category Archives: Construction
Sep
18
IA 141 flyover construction begins Oct. 1
Construction of a flyover ramp at the I-35/80 interchange with IA 141 may begin as early as Oct. 1, the Des Moines Register reported earlier this month. The final plans were released two years ago and work won’t end until 2012. … Continue reading
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Sep
17
Part of last four-lane 20 opens today
Today, new eastbound lanes of US 20 will open from east of Moville to County Road L25 west of Correctionville, according to an e-mail from the DOT. The 7½-mile segment is the first extension east from a segment that opened … Continue reading
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Sep
04
Sabula bridge is back
After fears the bridge across the Mississippi River at Sabula wouldn’t be open until Thanksgiving, construction on the overflow finished last week and it opened Friday (Aug. 31), the Quad-City Times reports. (Also WHBF, with a warning of autoplay video and … Continue reading
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Aug
30
Once-key Waterloo intersection being rebuilt
The intersection of Franklin Street and First Street just to the north of downtown Waterloo is going to have major work done on it, the Iowa DOT says in a press release. That starts the day after Labor Day and is … Continue reading
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Aug
23
IA 346 in Nashua going from four lanes to three
IA 346 in Nashua is going to get new pavement markings that turn it from a four-lane road, with two lanes in each direction, to a three-lane road, with one lane in each direction and a center turn lane, from … Continue reading
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Aug
20
US 20 completion ceremony October 19
The first media outlet I saw reporting it was KSCJ radio. Now, with additional confirmation from the Sioux City Journal and the Storm Lake Pilot Tribune… Iowa’s ultimate US 20 ribbon-cutting will be 3 PM October 19 at Boulders Inn … Continue reading
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Aug
07
It’s hard to get to Collins right now, too
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
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Aug
06
It’s hard to get to Baxter right now
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
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Aug
02
I-95, nearly complete at last
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
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Aug
01
Ames flyover potentially unfinished this year
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
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