Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Apr 08

South Dakota raises interstate speed limit to 80

Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Travelers with lead feet leaving western Iowa have something to celebrate: Speed limits on I-29 and I-90 in South Dakota were raised to 80 mph one week ago. That includes the space between Sioux Falls and Minnesota, where it will go … Continue reading →

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Apr 07

Historic US 20 pavement will be victim of expressway

Posted on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, at 10:28 AM by Jeff

June 4, 2014: Old US 20 east of Cushing. (Same picture I used Feb. 11) After the recent passage of a 10-cent increase in Iowa’s gas tax, the DOT has fast-tracked more work on US 20 to make it four lanes … Continue reading →

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Mar 30

Waukee rest areas close Wednesday

Posted on Monday, March 30, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 28, 2012: The eastbound I-80 rest area near mile marker 119, as seen from the Alice’s Road bridge. The nearly unused six-lane bridge has loomed beside them for years now, and the end is finally here: The rest areas … Continue reading →

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Mar 19

What Lisbon bypass will do to Lincoln Highway

Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 6, 2013: The Lincoln Highway departs from present-day US 30 right at the Linn-Cedar county line. After the bypass is built, this intersection will still be here, but the road won’t be US 30. Maps and documents for the … Continue reading →

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Mar 17

Bridge on Linn Lincoln loop to be replaced

Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

August 24, 2013: The Bloomington Road bridge over Big Creek in Linn County is part of the Lincoln Highway loop route through Marion. An 85-year-old bridge in Linn County is too young to have been a part of the Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Feb 23

US 71 to replace IA 196 in Sac County; IA 471 coming

Posted on Monday, February 23, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

September 17, 2007: Now it’s really the end of IA 196. The route of US 71 in Iowa will undergo a significant change in 2015 and a new state highway will be created. Among the DOT’s public lettings for Jan. … Continue reading →

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Feb 13

IA 3’s last blocks change in Dubuque

Posted on Friday, February 13, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

April 18, 2006: This part of 9th Street in Dubuque is now two-way. Remember this story from a while back about Dubuque getting rid of some one-way streets? That happened Aug. 25. That conversion of east-west streets affected US 52 … Continue reading →

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Feb 05

Davenport could kill east-west one-way pair

Posted on Thursday, February 5, 2015, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Third and Fourth streets in downtown Davenport are one-way streets, and the city council is looking into eliminating those, reports WQAD. This would not affect the north-south one-ways on Brady and Harrison streets carrying Business 61. Cedar Rapids has approved … Continue reading →

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Feb 04

DOT committed to interchange at 65/330

Posted on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at 10:38 AM by Jeff

After years of public meetings and study, the US 65/IA 330/IA 117 intersection in Jasper County will be upgraded to an interchange. The interchange will be northeast of the current intersection and both the present intersection and the F17 intersection … Continue reading →

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Feb 03

Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge being demolished

Posted on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 3:05 PM by Jeff

A major bridge that carried Route 66 traffic for a while near St. Louis, the westbound I-270 Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge, was partially imploded today. The Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge — not the one over the Mississippi River, but to … Continue reading →

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