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Category Archives: Construction
Jul
11
US 63 to be closed north of Traer
The Iowa DOT has announced that US 63 is going to close north of Traer on July 25 to replace the deck on the bridge over 12 Mile Creek. Traffic will be detoured on IA 8, IA 21, and D52. … Continue reading
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Jul
07
Benton 30-218 interchange moves forward
On June 30 the Iowa DOT held another meeting about converting the US 30/218 intersection in southern Benton County into an interchange. It won’t be finished until 2019. The interchange has ramps in the northwest and southeast quadrants to avoid … Continue reading
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Jul
01
Moving IA 17 off Lincoln Highway
July 5, 2013: The original Lincoln Highway runs on IA 17 between E41 and 205th Street in Boone County. The elevator is part of West Central Cooperative. There is a mile-long east-west segment of IA 17 that runs along old … Continue reading
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Jun
17
The first step in six-laning I-35 to Ames
One of the heavily traveled rural Iowa interstate corridors that needs to be upgraded to six lanes takes a baby step in that direction on Monday. There will be a meeting then in Huxley about I-35 between Ankeny and Ames, … Continue reading
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Jun
16
Infestation of roundabouts advances in Cedar Falls
Ewwww.
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Jun
15
An important meeting for Lincoln Highway history
July 5, 2013: The Lincoln Highway (now Story County Road E41) passes over US 65 on the east side of Colo. Note the art deco styling of the bridge abutments. The Iowa DOT is considering removing an overpass. It happens … Continue reading
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Jun
14
Studying which I-80 bridges to remove
Six-laning Interstate 80 across Iowa would necessitate replacement of every bridge along the way outside of the urban areas. As part of the Iowa DOT’s comprehensive statewide study of the interstate, it has studied which locations would have the least … Continue reading
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May
31
US 71 reroute delayed again
The 511ia.com website now shows that IA 196 is closed until June 24. The road was closed this year in order to finish up shoulder work that was not done before Thanksgiving last year, once projected to open May 7, … Continue reading
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May
05
An IA 92 bypass of Oskaloosa?
There is a meeting next week to “discuss the conceptual alignments” of a bypass of IA 92 around Oskaloosa. The study area encompasses a wide space, since this is literally the first step in the process. Any construction likely wouldn’t … Continue reading
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Apr
04
Videos, slides detail Council Bluffs plans for 2016
About 10 days ago the Iowa DOT held a meeting in Council Bluffs covering the upcoming construction for the decade-plus-long reconstruction and expansion of I-29 and I-80 there. The step-by-step meeting with some videos starts here; a PDF is here. … Continue reading
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