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Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous
May
27
Going postal (abbreviations)
May 28, 2006 (eight[!] years ago tomorrow): North side of Northwood on US 65 Jason Hancock took a long trip in northern and northwestern Iowa on Memorial Day weekend to finish clinching every highway in the state. He mentioned that … Continue reading
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May
20
IA 98 a dead highway walking
September 8, 2010 ‘The one transfer-of-jurisdiction deal in the DOT’s five-year plan that doesn’t happen this summer* is for IA 98 in Van Buren County. According to this article in the Ottumwa Courier, the short highway and $2.3 million will … Continue reading
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May
16
IA 100 bypass under construction, on schedule
Take it away, Internet: But seriously, Real Soon Now is actually real soon now. There’s actual construction happening on the IA 100 bypass of western Cedar Rapids. It is scheduled to be built in two stages, Edgewood Road to Covington … Continue reading
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May
15
IA 92 to be rerouted onto Muscatine bypass, IA 38
October 13, 2006: The first signs you see after IA 92 enters the state from Illinois are going to change this summer. A city route that has been a part of the Iowa highway system for more than nine decades … Continue reading
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May
14
Cedar Falls takes University Avenue for $20 million
November 21, 2001: The soon-to-be-former west end of unsigned IA 934, University Avenue in Cedar Falls and Waterloo. There are two big surprises in the DOT’s five-year plan, released Tuesday, and they both have to do with unloading urban arterial … Continue reading
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May
07
Beltway interstate more than changing signs
Do I need to explain this again, Greater Des Moines Partnership? I wrote a blog post on the Des Moines beltway back in September 2012, too. Talking with DC officials about making it an interstate is less important than getting … Continue reading
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May
06
Informational meeting on US 20 plans
The U.S. 20 Corridor Association met in Sac City (which is no longer directly on US 20), and the Fort Dodge Messenger has a report. The immediate next step in upgrading 20 to four lanes will be between Moville and … Continue reading
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May
05
I-74 project timeline presented
The Iowa DOT’s PIM site has put online the giant posters that were at an informational meeting last week. The file is a VERY large PDF. Everything through 2020 is laid out, but that includes nothing north of Middle Road … Continue reading
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Apr
30
University Avenue construction needed, but not wanted
KWWL has a(nother) story about the troublesome state of University Avenue — once US 218, now IA 934 — in Cedar Falls and Waterloo. A DOT employee says there are “negotiations” for transferring jurisdiction to the cities. At the same … Continue reading
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Apr
29
Arkansas replaced I-540 with I-49
August 7, 2010: Every I-540 shield in northwestern Arkansas north of I-40 was removed last week and replaced with I-49. Although there is no connection yet to I-49 in Missouri, and any construction south of I-40 will likely take decades … Continue reading
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