Old Dubuque Road will have its north end at its intersection with four-lane 151 blocked off permanently today, reports the Anamosa Journal-Eureka. This will sever a link (or modern version of a link) in the path of 1920’s IA 28.
This intersection is noted in the story as being one of the most dangerous in Iowa, and got extra warning lights in May 2019. Left turns from southbound 151 to 130th Street will still be allowed. For the time being, the “Road Closed” signs are of a temporary nature but they won’t be going anywhere.
The story mentions plans for an overpass over 151 to the north. The bridge, presumably replacing the 130th intersection altogether, would join a to-be-constructed frontage road-style connector between Old Dubuque Road and Circle Drive. Circle Drive is an older part of 151, bypassed when or slightly before the Anamosa bypass was built. Aerial photos show northbound 151 turning due east before a Y intersection with County Home Road, and a scrap of old County Home remains south of its present intersection with 151.