Category Archives: Construction

Aug 21

Southbound Ankeny rest area closed

Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at 6:00 PM by Jeff

That happened yesterday. Officially, I-35 has 88 miles between rest areas. Fortunately, the Des Moines-area exits in between have easily accessible facilities. (US 20, not so much.) This is a timed post.

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Aug 05

No construction on IA 330

Posted on Sunday, August 5, 2012, at 12:07 PM by Jeff

Planned work to build shoulders on the road south of Albion has been scrapped. (Marshalltown Times-Republican) Something was going to have to give, since the houses in the former village of Marietta are so close to the road. The road … Continue reading →

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Jul 17

Off the grid

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, at 1:44 PM by Jeff

The title of the marker, “How Correctionville Got It’s Name!” is both enthusiastic and mispunctuated. It’s “its” not “it’s”. Correctionville, in Woodbury County, is named for the survey correction line that runs through the town and across the state. The … Continue reading →

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Jul 13

Reduced speed north of Spencer cuts accidents

Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012, at 10:52 AM by Jeff

The four-lane portion of US 71 between Spencer and Milford has always been a little out of place. There’s no other significant stretch of four-lane around it until I-90 to the north, more recently IA 60 to the west and, … Continue reading →

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Jul 10

Transportation bill includes IA 100 money

Posted on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, at 12:51 AM by Jeff

The recently passed transportation bill includes money for the IA 100 bypass around Cedar Rapids, which has been held up at various points this century by environmental and budget issues. The Cedar Rapids Gazette says that while the money isn’t … Continue reading →

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Jul 09

New Sioux City detours in place

Posted on Monday, July 9, 2012, at 11:23 AM by Jeff

KPTH, Sioux City’s Fox affiliate, has a story and visual guide for how traffic on US 20 is going to get to southbound I-29.

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Jul 07

Final Benton County US 30 plan released

Posted on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at 12:36 PM by Jeff

Half a dozen plans came out last year, but the DOT has decided its final strategy for four-laning US 30 in Benton County. KCRG reports that there will be a meeting in Blairstown Tuesday, but the plans are already online. … Continue reading →

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Jun 23

More Sabula bridge construction information

Posted on Saturday, June 23, 2012, at 6:17 PM by Jeff

The Illinois DOT is going to have a meeting about the US 52 bridge next week. The project engineer says the goal is to keep the existing bridge open during construction in 2015-17, which would be a very good thing … Continue reading →

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Jun 16

I-74 Exit 1 now a six-ramp interchange

Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at 12:31 AM by Jeff

Two loops at 53rd Street opened Friday.

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Jun 15

US 20 construction in Sioux City

Posted on Friday, June 15, 2012, at 2:26 PM by Jeff

KCAU update from a week ago. I know it’s old, but there’s a video showing work on the volleyball interchange. The story is about ramps closing at I-29/US 20. Slightly more recent is this Sioux City Journal story from the 12th … Continue reading →

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