Category Archives: Construction

Jan 30

Finally four-laning Northeast 14th Street?

The Iowa DOT has scheduled a meeting Tuesday to “discuss proposed improvements of U.S. 69” between I-80 and the south side of Ankeny. There’s nothing else mentioned on the PIM page, but this pretty much has to be about upgrading … Continue reading

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Jan 16

How do you ‘rebrand’ a corner?

The federal government gave the final approval last week to redo the I-35/80 interchange with IA 141 and add ramps at Meredith Drive, the Des Moines Register reports. Here’s the nugget that makes it weird: The interchange is located at … Continue reading

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Jan 12

Council Bluffs remakes Broadway intersection

June 22, 2013: East Broadway in downtown Council Bluffs. The owner of the Mississippi State flag isn’t lost, just here for the College World Series. This photo is west of the Broadway/Kanesville intersection on the historic Lincoln Highway. Although (as … Continue reading

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Dec 15

IA 100 extension opens today

December 3, 2016: Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett (second from left) and other dignitaries have a ceremonial ribbon-cutting for the first phase of the IA 100 extension. The extension of IA 100 from Edgewood Road to Covington Road opens to … Continue reading

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Dec 08

No US 20 winter detour

July 14, 2015: Completion of the four-lane US 20 across Iowa involves detouring the route through Galva. Detoured traffic will take a left while the road ahead will be closed. Photo is at the south end of old IA 328. … Continue reading

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Nov 29

IA 100 ribbon-cutting Saturday

Although the DOT didn’t quite get the road open before Thanksgiving, there’s going to be a ribbon-cutting for the IA 100 extension from Edgewood Road to Covington Road (old IA 94) Saturday at 1 PM. The road will not open … Continue reading

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Nov 22

Dyersville west interchange opened

There was a ribbon-cutting at US 20 and County Road X49 a week ago, KCRG reports. This is the first new exit built on US 20 in eastern Iowa since Ansborough Avenue a decade ago.

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Nov 21

More details, timeline of Viking Road interchange released

The Iowa DOT had a public meeting about the intersection of IA 27/58 and Viking Road last week, including a presentation on converting the intersection to an interchange. Two maps and the presentation slide show are available online. The Waterloo Courier … Continue reading

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Oct 26

Urbana curve meeting Nov. 2

The IA 150 curve west of Urbana was the site of only five accidents in a decade, and one of them, a five-fatality crash, spurred calls for a look at changing the intersection. The curve, the end of old IA 363, could … Continue reading

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Oct 21

Rider Corner (IA 141) meeting set, plans released

May 7, 2006: This exit ramp on I-35/80 will be replaced with a flyover ramp that leaves the mainline just north of Meredith Drive. The Iowa DOT will hold a meeting Oct. 24 in Johnston to go over the final … Continue reading

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