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Category Archives: Construction
Feb
19
Oklahoma de-clinched
The westbound lanes new Crosstown Expressway in Oklahoma City opened today. I-40 is on a completely new alignment between I-44 and I-235, which for the sake of road-clinching purposes means that I have never traveled it. Not only do I … Continue reading
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Jan
18
Dallas County rest area’s time limited?
The Des Moines Register reports that the Federal Highway Administration has approved plans for the Alice’s Road interchange on I-80. It is scheduled to open within two years. This is the recently built Alice’s Road bridge as seen from the … Continue reading
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Jan
13
Shield oddity in Kirksville MO
I am working on updating listings for the Clinched Highway Mapping website and found a news story from October from KTVO on the bypass of Kirksville, Missouri. What made me do a double-take was one shot, below left, of the … Continue reading
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Nov
29
Fort Madison bypass open
The Fort Madison Daily Democrat and Iowa DOT both say new US 61 opened Monday afternoon. Old 61, or at least parts of it not overlapping with IA 2, will be repaved before being turned over to the city and … Continue reading
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Nov
22
No Thanksgiving opening for Fort Madison bypass
Weather holds things up.
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Nov
09
Fort Madison ceremonially opens US 61
I was hoping the bypass would open in the next couple of weeks so I could go to the ribbon-cutting. The bypass isn’t open yet, but the ribbon has already been cut. So I’ll need to go down there sometime … Continue reading
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Oct
24
Joe Posnanski gets lost in Fremont County
Missouri River flooding 1, Sports Illustrated writer with a GPS 0: I took the exit that would take me West on Hwy 2, and got to the bottom of the ramp, and the GPS told me to turn left, go … Continue reading
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Aug
02
US 30 four-lane by Toledo opens Aug. 13
Reports the Toledo Chronicle: A ribbon-cutting planned for Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. will mark the expected completion of the U.S. 30 Expressway bypass through Toledo and Tama and extension to the west. The project, from the Expressway near the … Continue reading
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Jul
12
US 30 four lanes across Marshall County
Delayed many years by budget troubles and one more year by rainy weather, US 30 is now four lanes from State Center to IA 330 – and, by extension, from Ogden to the casino in Tama County. It happened last … Continue reading
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