Ten years and nine days after what I think is the first announcement about it, the new four-lane US 30 in Tama County from Tama to near IA 21 opened Thursday Wednesday*. (Story: Tama-Toledo News Chronicle) This is a complete shift off the existing road, which will be torn up over the rest of the summer. The little “hiccup” along the straight line made decades ago for a bridge just west of 21 has temporarily become where new meets old.
I was hoping for a press release or something beforehand, so I’ll have to come up with in-depth content after the fact.
The 2021 map isn’t two weeks old and already needs a change. I wonder if they’ll put it in any time soon.
* UPDATE 8/6/21: To harmonize with a note on the Iowa Highways Page, I’ve modified the opening to one day earlier.