Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Dec 28

In-depth guides to Route 66

Posted on Monday, December 28, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 4, 2010: Replica early cutout highway sign at the Chandler (OK) US 66 Interpretive Center. Traveling Route 66 is something every roadgeek (or at least those in the western half of the country) gets the urge to do. I … Continue reading →

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Dec 24

A highway created and a state un-clinched

Posted on Thursday, December 24, 2015, at 10:14 AM by Jeff

November 21, 2012: Well, this sign on new 20 didn’t last long. It will be replaced with one reading “North 71 South 471 / Storm Lake / Early”. Iowa Highway 196 probably died today. [OR NOT: see bottom] The highway running … Continue reading →

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Dec 22

At least the number is in the right place

Posted on Tuesday, December 22, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

January 30, 2012: This sign on I-35 in Texas could have an interstate shield in its future, I-14, running west along US 190 to Fort Hood. Embedded in the five-year highway bill recently signed into law is designation of more … Continue reading →

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Dec 02

North Liberty comes around on ‘Highway 965’

Posted on Wednesday, December 2, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 28, 2014: “Highway 965” appeared on detour signs on I-380 because that’s the street’s official name, for now at least. Iowa Highway 965 was born in 1985, running between the south side of Cedar Rapids and Coralville when US 218 … Continue reading →

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Nov 30

Iowa’s first diverging diamond interchange opens Tuesday

Posted on Monday, November 30, 2015, at 10:17 AM by Jeff

The I-80 interchange at Alice’s Road Grand Prairie Parkway between Waukee and West Des Moines is scheduled to open Dec. 1, the Des Moines Register reports. The interchange is a diverging diamond, where traffic temporarily runs on the left side … Continue reading →

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Nov 06

Story County opposes closing US 30 intersections

Posted on Friday, November 6, 2015, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

Ames Tribune: After more than two hours of what was at times contentious public comment and debate, the Story County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to draft an official letter opposing the closing of several intersections along U.S. Highway 30 … Continue reading →

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Nov 03

Roads abandoned amid budget difficulties

Posted on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

AP via Des Moines Register: [S]omething surprising is happening to Iowa’s transportation system. It’s actually getting smaller as state and county agencies quietly give up on maintaining many rural roads and bridges to spend on bigger, more essential projects in … Continue reading →

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Oct 23

IA 58 meeting in Cedar Falls Tuesday

Posted on Friday, October 23, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

A public hearing with a presentation about changing IA 58’s intersection with Viking Road into an interchange will be held Tuesday, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports. The roadbed for current 58 will be lowered and a very tight SPUI constructed. … Continue reading →

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Oct 15

Meeting on US 30 in Story County today

Posted on Thursday, October 15, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Iowa DOT will hold a meeting with a formal presentation about upgrading US 30 between I-35 and Nevada in Ames today at 5. The plan is to close at-grade intersections, build interchanges just east of I-35 (with an all-new overpass … Continue reading →

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Oct 14

Council Bluffs reaches informal agreement on transfer

Posted on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

West Broadway (US 6) and North 16th Street (IA 192) in Council Bluffs will cease to be part of the Iowa highway system within a year, as the city council has approved a “memorandum of understanding” to take over the roads. … Continue reading →

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