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Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous
Apr
03
A TV show about road tripping in Iowa!
At the Iowa State Fair last year, Iowa Public Television Iowa PBS teased a “Road Trip Iowa” series coming in 2024. Well, it’s here! Sadly, I was not asked to be a consultant. The press release has one very important … Continue reading
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Mar
14
Hamburg intersection to become 4-way stop
October 2, 2015: On southbound US 275 at IA 333 in Hamburg, you can see “Traffic from left does not stop” in yellow under the stop sign. Hamburg’s key highway intersection is getting a change. The intersection of US 275 … Continue reading
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Feb
14
One legislative step toward I-435?
In 2016, I mentioned that Arkansas wrangled an exception into a federal highway bill that enabled a newly built four-lane road from Jonesboro to I-55 to be designated an interstate. The provision was to allow farm traffic to use a … Continue reading
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Feb
05
State Center still has concerns about US 30
Left turns are a big problem on the south side of State Center. Last week, residents and the Iowa DOT had a meeting about the increase in accidents over the past 18 months. This is the second such meeting in … Continue reading
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Jan
10
Update on Preston’s Station restoration
Last year, Preston’s Station in Belle Plaine marked its 100th year of existence and 95th year at its current location. The station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. In the past few years, a concentrated … Continue reading
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Oct
11
Lisbon Lincoln Highway panel rededicated
October 6, 2023: Amelia Kibbie speaks at the dedication of a Lincoln Highway interpretive panel in Lisbon. The state map is the “Historic Auto Trails” map the Iowa DOT made in the 1980s. Last Friday at Lincoln Square Park in … Continue reading
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Aug
18
State Center intersection a trouble spot
October 27, 2011: This intersection on US 30, the north end of old IA 234, has had several non-fatal crashes in the past few years, KCCI reports. The now-seeming tradition of trouble with at-grade intersections on roads upgraded to four … Continue reading
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Aug
14
IA 906 decommissioned
July 24, 2019: This oversized US 6 shield was how the DOT initially signed US 6’s reroute onto I-80 on the east end of Council Bluffs. Straight ahead was IA 906, aka Kanesville Boulevard in the city. The Iowa Department … Continue reading
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Aug
09
At long last, a correction in Traer’s highway history
For years I have tried to reconcile early 20th century maps of the area just east of Traer with the present alignment of IA 8. I knew that at least part of the diagonal heading east from Second Street did … Continue reading
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Jul
31
100th anniversary of Reed-Niland corner in Colo
July 5, 2013: The Colo Motel at the Reed-Niland corner. In 1923, a Colo farmer began a gas station at the east junction of the Lincoln and Jefferson highways. The station, which expanded to include a restaurant and lodging, thrived … Continue reading
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