Category Archives: Construction

May 19

US 30 intersection by United school to partially close

The second of two intersections on US 30 between the United school and the IA 17 interchange will be converted to a right-in-right-out intersection within a year. The meeting was in April. The diagram is here. The intersection with T … Continue reading

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May 17

IA 141 project has many parts to avoid one intersection

The DOT is having a meeting Thursday at Jester Park in Granger regarding changes to access to IA 141, with new construction. The plan wouldn’t make the highway controlled-access, but it wouldn’t be uncontrolled access either. The project would take … Continue reading

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May 15

An intersection story and a (written) detour on bridges

One note about a minor intersection in Marshall County has led me to investigate the status of an even more minor location. The Marshall County Board of Supervisors approved turning the intersection of E35 (Main Street Road) and T37 (Zeller … Continue reading

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May 03

Peyton Manning, call your office

The above image comes from an Iowa DOT sign letting contract that is to be let May 16. The contract covers sign trusses and BGS replacement at four key interchanges: Both ends of I-880 and IA 29 at old IA … Continue reading

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May 01

Truss no one

June 19, 2021: The underside of the Iowa approach to the old I-74 bridges. Deconstruction continues on the I-74 Mississippi River bridge following the decision last year not to bring it down with explosives. WQAD has a story about the … Continue reading

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Apr 19

US 30 bridges in C.R. under construction

Now for the worst kind of construction update, the kind that affects me: Bridge deck overlay projects in a couple spots on US 30 in Cedar Rapids west of I-380 will reduce freeway traffic to one lane in both directions. … Continue reading

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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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