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Category Archives: Construction
Jan
22
Update on Council Bluffs interstate work
Article in the Omaha World-Herald. There’s a public meeting next week. The big takeaways from the story are that some of the flyover ramps will be finished this calendar year, and parts of the project along I-80 may be sped … Continue reading
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Jan
17
Contractors, wide shields, and the 2009 MUTCD
The presence of wide shields on the north extension of IA 196 to new US 20 has been documented here already. It’s not a good look. Notably, these shields were not put up by the state, but by a contractor. … Continue reading
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Jan
09
Southwest Arterial update
From KWWL. KWWL – Eastern Iowa Breaking News, Weather, Closings
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Dec
12
Grand Avenue bridge reopens
Closed nine months for construction, the bridge just east of 1st/63rd Street is finally open less than two weeks before Christmas. Three of the planned five four lanes will be open. (Des Moines Register) This post has been edited.
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Dec
10
MN 60 four-lane opens south of I-90
Happened Nov. 22, according to KIWA Radio of Sheldon. The road is now four lanes from Sioux City to Worthington, with three infernal roundabouts in the latter. The MN 60/US 59 intersection is now built so the four-lane is the … Continue reading
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Dec
09
An ambitious plan to raise US 63 in Waterloo
The Iowa Department of Transportation in recent years has put forth reconstruction plans for US 63 north of downtown Waterloo. The section in the vicinity of a railroad underpass had its own plan. Now we know what that plan is … Continue reading
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Dec
02
Toledo Chronicle article on US 30 expressway
With pictures. The most interesting part of the article is that the DOT says building a completely new four-lane, rather than twinning the existing road, would make for a four-year project instead of seven. It would also cost more to … Continue reading
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Nov
25
Reconstructed IA 86 now open
This photo from Chris Ehret shows new IA 86 at the Minnesota state line. If “Dickinson County” had been white on green and on the top of the pole, it would look like an older style county sign, but this … Continue reading
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Nov
22
Plans for US 30 in eastern Tama County
November 22, 2006: This intersection, where the Lincoln Highway turns southeast, will be removed under the preliminary plan for a US 30 expressway. I was unable to make Thursday’s meeting — having a quarter-inch of ice covering the car will … Continue reading
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Nov
14
IA 100 plans out, but will still take a decade
March 18, 2004: This sign near Edgewood Road won’t be going anywhere for a while. The Iowa DOT had an open meeting on IA 100 Wednesday in Cedar Rapids and put the plans online. KCRG has a news story about … Continue reading
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