Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Jul 14

On the Iowa DOT director’s “fewer roads” statement

Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 10:11 AM by Jeff

The director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, Paul Trombino, said recently the state of Iowa is going to have a smaller road system. This potentially explosive statement has been picked up by the Gazette, but before that, the Atlantic’s CityLab was … Continue reading →

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Jun 11

Beautiful land. All 8,883 miles of it.

Posted on Thursday, June 11, 2015, at 10:04 AM by Jeff

June 8, 2015, 6:49 PM: The end of a journey years in the making. Between March 20, 2003, and June 8, 2015, I traveled every mile of every current state, US, and interstate highway in Iowa at least once. (Some … Continue reading →

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Jun 08

IA 58 will go under Viking Road

Posted on Monday, June 8, 2015, at 10:22 AM by Jeff

July 2, 2014: This Scheels store in the southeast quadrant of the IA 58/Viking Road intersection (the last quadrant developed) opened March 2, 2013. It replaced stores at both College Square and Crossroads malls and is one reason there is so … Continue reading →

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May 14

I-74 bridge monument will be preserved

Posted on Thursday, May 14, 2015, at 10:01 AM by Jeff

The official name of the I-74 bridge is the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge, in memory of those who served in World War I. When replacement for the 1935 and 1959 spans is built at the end of this decade, the monument … Continue reading →

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May 13

Five-year plan includes completion of four-lane US 20

Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at 10:20 AM by Jeff

June 25, 2006: This little four-lane segment in Iowa, the US 20/59 duplex at Holstein, may not be isolated for much longer. The Iowa DOT released its draft five-year plan Tuesday (PDF) (press release), and the entire segment of US … Continue reading →

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May 01

One motel down, one to go up on US 20

Posted on Friday, May 1, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Sioux City Journal‘s Tim Gallagher drove US 20 recently to check out a motel being torn down near Correctionville, and mentioned one planned for US 20/59 at Holstein. Mom-and-pop motels are nowhere near as prevalent as they used to … Continue reading →

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Apr 28

No US 30 Tama-Benton work until 2020

Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at 10:50 AM by Jeff

This isn’t an unexpected situation, given that the 2014-19 plan did not have any entries for it, but finishing making US 30 four lanes in Tama and Benton counties won’t start until 2020 at the earliest, reports the Cedar Valley … Continue reading →

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Apr 24

IA 152 is officially gone

Posted on Friday, April 24, 2015, at 10:07 AM by Jeff

April 25, 2005: The “east” or “south” end of IA 152, right at Osceola’s north city limits. (Can’t believe this picture is a decade old.) Jason Hancock has been checking the status of signs for IA 152 on a regular … Continue reading →

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Apr 21

Meetings seek input on Lincoln Highway legacy

Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2015, at 10:24 AM by Jeff

September 28, 2014: Art of Youngville Station, inside Youngville Station, on the Lincoln Highway in Benton County. The Lincoln Highway Heritage Byway group is holding meetings across Iowa to get input on priorities for the future of the historic route, … Continue reading →

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Apr 12

I-41 official in Wisconsin

Posted on Sunday, April 12, 2015, at 12:05 PM by Jeff

May 13, 2010: US 41 will be removed from these signs at the Marquette interchange and on its short stretch of surface road in Milwaukee in order to run concurrent with the new Interstate 41. Another 175 miles of interstate … Continue reading →

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