Category Archives: Construction

Oct 21

US 61 Grandview construction update

Story from KWQC. If you watch carefully, you’ll see a few seconds of the street sign with “Co Rd 252” on it at the former west end of IA 252. That intersection will be on sort of a frontage road … Continue reading

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Oct 20

Package of 80/380 interchange plans available

After a meeting at the end of last month, the DOT released the set of plans for the complete reconstruction of the I-80/380 interchange from a cloverleaf into a sweeping interchange with flyover ramps. It’s broken into nine PDF maps. The … Continue reading

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Oct 15

Meeting on US 30 in Story County today

The Iowa DOT will hold a meeting with a formal presentation about upgrading US 30 between I-35 and Nevada in Ames today at 5. The plan is to close at-grade intersections, build interchanges just east of I-35 (with an all-new overpass … Continue reading

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Sep 25

More traffic in Morley?

The Iowa DOT plans to close IA 38 through Stanwood in two phases for construction. The official detour (PDF) runs 15 miles longer than 38 itself between Stanwood and Monticello and goes through Mount Vernon. The local enterprising driver (but not … Continue reading

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Sep 15

Bloomington Road bridge near Marion to be demolished

The 90-year-old truss bridge on a still-gravel Lincoln Highway loop in Linn County will be replaced, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. The bridge was not old enough to be an official part of Lincoln Highway (the Marion routing was changed … Continue reading

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Sep 05

IA 100 construction update

The Gazette had an article and photos this week about progress on the western extension of IA 100. The bridge for Covington Road (former IA 94) opened over the future freeway Wednesday. Construction is on schedule, and Edgewood Road should … Continue reading

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Aug 31

Revised IA 330-US 65 interchange plan released

The Iowa DOT has released its final plan (officially, “preferred alternative”) to remove the existing US 65/IA 330/IA 117 intersection and build an interchange. Construction is scheduled for 2017 and 2018 despite a prominent eminent-domain fight that is also the final, bitter … Continue reading

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Aug 20

Final US 20 segment plans released

August 31, 2008: IA 110’s south end is along the last big part of US 20 in Iowa that will be expanded to four lanes. The DOT held a meeting a week ago today regarding an upgrade to the last … Continue reading

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Aug 19

Harrison Street closed in downtown Davenport

Another little construction notice here: Harrison Street, which is northbound Business US 61 in downtown Davenport, is closed until the end of the year for a complete reconstruction. Brady Street will carry two-way traffic. Here’s a detour map. This adds … Continue reading

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Aug 13

Major Spencer intersection to get left-turn lanes

Construction started Tuesday at the intersection of US 18 and US 71 on the north side of Spencer, which has been the site of multiple fatal accidents. “Offset” left-turn lanes will be constructed, spacing them apart from northbound and southbound … Continue reading

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