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Category Archives: Construction
Apr
05
Tama County V18 at US 30 closing for paving work
Here’s a small but interesting construction notice from the DOT: V18 at US 30 is closing today “to do concrete paving in the area.” My theory is that it’s related to the old roadbed for 30 that was bypassed with … Continue reading
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Apr
03
IA 3 construction in Dubuque County restarting
An eight-month-long closure of IA 3 in Dubuque County starting today will continue the $15 million rebuild of the highway, an Iowa DOT press release says. This segment, originally scheduled for 2021, is specific to the segment between Boy Scout … Continue reading
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Mar
24
Mount Vernon Road cemetery wall taken down
A historic rock wall with Oak Park Cemetery at the corner of Mount Vernon Road SE and 15th Street SE in eastern Cedar Rapids has been removed. KCRG has a story and video. The “Mount Vernon cutoff” east of Memorial … Continue reading
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Mar
01
Woodbury County exit takes another step
A new exit on I-29 about halfway between Sergeant Bluff and Salix is in progress, but construction is a ways off. KTIV reports the Woodbury County supervisors Tuesday approved money to build the “Southbridge Interchange”. According to a KTIV story … Continue reading
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Feb
17
Marcus intersection will eventually get roundabout
July 23, 2009: Eastbound IA 3 at the south end of IA 143. The intersection of IA 3 and 143 just south of Marcus is on the Iowa DOT’s horizon for installation of a roundabout. The Cherokee Chronicle Times reports … Continue reading
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Feb
08
The winding history of the Sageville-Luxemburg road (1)
Near the beginning of July 2022, a closure of IA 3 in Dubuque County began. The official detour runs all the way from Luxemburg to Dubuque via US 20 and will last two years although the road will be open … Continue reading
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Jan
30
Janesville’s old US 218 bridge is gone
Iowa Highway Commission blueprints, April 1928 I have no idea how many overhead truss bridges remain on paved roads in Iowa, but they are few and far between nowadays. The one I knew of for sure, on old US 218 … Continue reading
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Jan
27
Another roundabout for Ottumwa
The intersection of Albia Road and Quincy Avenue in Ottumwa is going to be turned into a roundabout this year, KTVO reports. This intersection is on old US 34, now Business 34. Fifteen years ago, the DOT officially changed the … Continue reading
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Jan
09
IA 146 Searsboro curve to be realigned
May 31, 2005: The former east end of IA 225, at IA 146, looking east. The Iowa DOT has a request for public input, but not a public meeting, regarding a change to IA 146 at Searsboro. The minimalist PDF … Continue reading
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Dec
16
Northwest Iowa getting first roundabout
The new MOC/FV elementary school on the east edge of Orange City will also bring a change to IA 10 in the area — its first roundabout. KIWA reports that this is the first roundabout on a state road in … Continue reading
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