Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Nov 14

IA 100 plans out, but will still take a decade

Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 3:06 PM by Jeff

March 18, 2004: This sign near Edgewood Road won’t be going anywhere for a while. The Iowa DOT had an open meeting on IA 100 Wednesday in Cedar Rapids and put the plans online. KCRG has a news story about … Continue reading →

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Nov 13

A meeting about US 30

Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2013, at 1:03 PM by Jeff

This short item in the Carroll Daily Times Herald says the U.S. 30 Coalition will meet Friday in Nevada, but doesn’t say much else that hasn’t been mentioned elsewhere. Mainly it appears to say two things: The coalition will ask … Continue reading →

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Nov 12

Kansas futzes with US 40 in Lawrence

Posted on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at 10:52 AM by Jeff

Why?? Among the October 2013 applications for the AASHTO Standing Committee on Highways, Special Committee on Route Numbering, were the reroutes of interstates in the St. Louis area for the new bridge, creating I-49 through Arkansas* (PDF), and a minor … Continue reading →

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Nov 08

Historic marker/monument in Minnesota

Posted on Friday, November 8, 2013, at 9:51 PM by Jeff

July 18, 2013: This plaque is the focal point of a larger stone monument at Old Frontenac, Minnesota, along US 61/63. A long article from 1927 about the history of the fort is online here.

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Nov 07

Daily closures for US 34 bridge

Posted on Thursday, November 7, 2013, at 2:39 PM by Jeff

Press release from the DOT. The bridge will be closed ten hours a day for five days. This is somewhat of a reminder that the new US 34 bridge across the Missouri River continues to be under construction. Mills County … Continue reading →

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Nov 05

The new proposal to finish US 20

Posted on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at 12:29 PM by Jeff

State Sen. Rick Bertrand of Sioux City wants the state to dip into its surplus, and spend $90 million a year for four years to four-lane US 20 between Moville and Early. Gov. Branstad is “supportive” of finishing 20, but … Continue reading →

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Oct 31

University Avenue proposal is roundabout nightmare

Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2013, at 5:17 PM by Jeff

With it being Halloween and all, here’s a scary story from the Waterloo Courier regarding University Avenue, old US 218, between IA 58 and US 63. But those speaking at the hearing were more concerned about the “preferred” design, which includes … Continue reading →

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Oct 30

New attention to US 20 intersection in Dubuque County

Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at 6:11 PM by Jeff

East of Peosta, US 20 leaves the straight line running from Farley and turns northeast to Dubuque.  Fifty years ago, there was a Highway Commission concept to run 20 straight east into Illinois, but budget and topographical considerations ensured it … Continue reading →

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Oct 30

Illinois creates IL 390; future interstate?

Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2013, at 10:32 AM by Jeff

It’s not Iowa, no, but it might become an addendum to my note about recent interstate creations in the Midwest — and affect my plans to travel every interstate in Illinois. West of O’Hare Airport in suburban Chicago, a freeway … Continue reading →

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Sep 19

Laurel NE B-17 crash memorial

Posted on Thursday, September 19, 2013, at 1:01 AM by Jeff

July 12, 2013: This memorial is on US 20 in Laurel, Nebraska, 47 miles west of Sioux City. This is the text of the black marker: On Aug. 5, 1944 a formation of 18 – B17 bombers were on a … Continue reading →

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