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Category Archives: Construction
Oct
17
Significant US 20 detour to last two years
Today, the easternmost 13 miles of two-lane US 20, in Ida and Sac counties, will close “until late fall 2018,” the Iowa DOT says in a press release. (See also this Cherokee Chronicle Times story.) This is significant not only … Continue reading
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Sep
22
IA 21 to get its fourth stoplight
Last Friday, the intersection of IA 21 and Shaulis Road on the south side of Waterloo closed for construction of turning lanes and signals, the Iowa DOT said in a press release. Until a decade ago, IA 21 went all … Continue reading
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Sep
19
Grand Avenue bridge closes today
The Grand Avenue bridge across the Des Moines River closes today for demolition and replacement, the Des Moines Register reports. The bridge, built in 1918, was a key link in Iowa’s early highway system. It wasn’t part of the first … Continue reading
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Sep
14
C57 interchange ribbon cutting Thursday
There will be a ribbon cutting for the US 218/County Road C57 interchange Thursday at 2:30, the Iowa DOT says in a press release. The exit itself will not open until October. After it is opened, the surface-road intersections will … Continue reading
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Sep
07
Urbandale 100th Street interchange approved
Last week, the Federal Highway Administration cleared the last procedural step for construction of an interchange at I-35/80 and 100th Street in Urbandale, The Des Moines Register reports. It’s the second interchange in the area to be built after initial construction … Continue reading
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Sep
06
Seippel Road closure next step in Southwest Arterial
This morning, the intersection of Seippel Road and US 20 on the southwest corner of Dubuque closed permanently for construction of an interchange. Here’s the DOT announcement and a map from Dubuque that shows the area and the detour. The street … Continue reading
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Aug
16
Roundabout proposed near Holy Cross
The Iowa DOT wants to do a complete reconstruction of US 52/IA 3 east of Luxemburg, and a roundabout at County Road Y13. The presentation shows a lot of accidents from cars turning left at that intersection. Some residents aren’t happy about the … Continue reading
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Aug
10
US 63 Mississippi River bridge to be replaced
July 25, 2016: The US 63 Mississippi River crossing, officially known as the Eisenhower Bridge, as seen from a marina on the Wisconsin side. In unintentional conjunction with the US 54 bridge blog post, “my highway” is going to get … Continue reading
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Aug
09
US 54 Mississippi River bridge to be replaced
July 12, 2016: The US 54 bridge across the Mississippi River, from Louisiana, Missouri. Not Iowa news, but “this is going to affect my plans to have every Mississippi River bridge crossed between St. Paul and Memphis” news: State and … Continue reading
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Jul
29
Mediapolis bypass plans concern residents
The final segment of US 61 to be four-laned in Iowa is in Louisa and Des Moines counties, and with the segment north of IA 92 under construction, Mediapolis is the last town on the route to be bypassed. Unlike … Continue reading
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