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Category Archives: Construction
Oct
21
Last trips on old Black Hawk Bridge
KCRG led off Sunday night’s newscast (autoplay video) with a story about the closure of the Black Hawk Bridge between Lansing and De Soto, Wisconsin. The free car ferry to take its place while construction continues on its replacement won’t … Continue reading
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Oct
09
Black Hawk Bridge will close Oct. 20
The Black Hawk Bridge at Lansing, a Driftless Area landmark for nearly a century, will close forever at 7 AM on Oct. 20. Stories: Des Moines Register, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, KCRG (short clip), Iowa DOT press release. The original goal … Continue reading
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Oct
07
MoDOT proposes US 63 bypass south of US 50
After US 63 crosses I-70 in Missouri, the contours of the countryside change significantly. Northern Missouri has hills, but in southern Missouri, well, the shortest distance between two points is secondary to the HILLS. On Aug. 21, the Missouri DOT … Continue reading
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Sep
30
Wapello bypass meeting this week
A DOT meeting about the US 61 Wapello bypass will be held Wednesday evening, according to a press release from the DOT. At publication time, a PDF was not available. The line on the map shown on the website appears … Continue reading
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Sep
25
Part of Dayton Avenue exit to close in 2026
The Ames Tribune reports that the eastbound exit and entrance ramps to Dayton Avenue will be closed for seven months next year. Westbound ramps will be closed in 2027. The closure from April 1 to Nov. 15 is part of … Continue reading
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Sep
06
IA 8 between Traer and Dysart closing for a month
I am going back home at least three times in the next month, so of course this is going to happen. Beginning at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, through Friday, Oct.10, weather permitting, crews will close Iowa 8 from … Continue reading
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Sep
02
IA 330 through Albion closing for a month
A project I was keeping an eye on months ago is finally about to start. On Thursday, IA 330 between IA 14 and US 30 through Albion will close for a month. It’s just a small project south of Albion … Continue reading
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Aug
13
Breakdown of 2026-30 highway plan
It’s moderately confusing to have the Iowa DOT release its five-year programs on the fiscal year, but that’s been the case since it formed in 1975. That means that the contracts for 2026 started July 1. I waited until the … Continue reading
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Jul
28
More stories on upcoming Black Hawk Bridge closure
There’s still no firm date for the closure of the Black Hawk Bridge over the Mississippi River in Lansing, but we have another clue. The PBS Wisconsin show “Here & Now” has a 4-minute story about the closure and says … Continue reading
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Jul
17
Turn, turn, turn
May 30, 2003: The standard right-turn lane to Atkins is no longer sufficient for traffic needs. From the category of “construction projects that should have happened a decade ago but didn’t,” there are two little ones that could provide big … Continue reading
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