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Category Archives: Construction
Sep
21
Small part of four-lane US 63 open now(ish)
A DOT press release from last week announced the imminent opening of the US 63/IA 3 interchange (formerly a four-way stop) and some four-lane to the north. The release text would indicate that the four-lane is already open 3.6 miles … Continue reading
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Sep
17
US 20 on track to open early
Thanksgiving week is a possibility for the big stretch of US 20 between US 71 and IA 4 to open. (Fort Dodge Messenger) This would be the last major relocation for US 20. From 71 west, new lanes would likely … Continue reading
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Sep
10
US 61 plans in Des Moines County
Stories from the Burlington Hawk Eye and KWQC. Maps are, as usual, at the DOT’s PIM site (look for Sept. 6). Just north of Burlington, the four-lane would eliminate the slight winds, then depending on the location run immediately east … Continue reading
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Aug
27
Construction update for Sioux City
Rebuilding I-29 through the area is halfway done, the Sioux City Journal says — but that means there’s another five years of work ahead.
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Aug
21
Southbound Ankeny rest area closed
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
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
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
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
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
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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