Author Archives: Jeff

May 29

More 2018 photos sprinkled across pages

Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

I’ll get the good-sized batch of photos related to my trip for the US 20 completion ceremony later, but in the meantime, aside from the collection in Mount Pleasant, here’s a list of pages with a new photo or two: … Continue reading →

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May 28

Planning to replace the Gordon Drive Viaduct

Posted on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Gordon Drive Viaduct in Sioux City, whose original structure is 83 years old, has been on lists of bridges most in need of replacement in Iowa. The Iowa DOT is starting work on its replacement. These stories from KTIV … Continue reading →

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May 27

Memorial Day 2019

Posted on Monday, May 27, 2019, at 10:20 AM by Jeff

May 26, 2019: Members of the Traer American Legion carry out a 21-gun salute at Buckingham Cemetery. This followed a ceremony at the Traer Memorial Building (and, earlier, visits to other cemeteries).

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May 24

Analysis of 2020-24 Iowa DOT five-year plan

Posted on Friday, May 24, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For this look at the upcoming five-year plan, not everything new is mentioned and not everything previously in is mentioned. Years are fiscal years as listed in the draft program (large PDF; scroll to near the bottom for the highway … Continue reading →

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May 23

Burlington’s Cascade Bridge continues to deteriorate

Posted on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The hole in the Great River Road isn’t getting any better. The Cascade Bridge on the south side of Burlington, closed for a decade now, sits and waits for the city to put it out of its misery. They found … Continue reading →

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May 22

Photo(s) 34,000

Posted on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Also approximately my 2500th blog post (depending on when this actually goes up). April 19, 2017 Abandoned schools aren’t unique to Iowa. They’re scattered across the Great Plains. I found emphasis on that as I drove across the southern tier … Continue reading →

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May 21

Year-old truck stop may not reopen

Posted on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

At the beginning of February 2018, a Love’s Travel Center opened at the I-29/US 34 interchange, the only truck stop between the IA 2 exit and Council Bluffs. Thirteen and fourteen months later, two “bomb cyclones” — the Midwestern equivalent … Continue reading →

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May 20

Essex holding on to its high school

Posted on Monday, May 20, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In a update to this post, there has been a change in the Essex school district’s strategy. In a series of KMA stories: A school board member resigned in early March because he felt he was “going in a different direction … Continue reading →

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May 17

The unwatched masses

Posted on Friday, May 17, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For purposes of comparison continuity, numbers come from the tvseriesfinale.com website. A TV show has a series finale Sunday. You might have heard about it. It’s “last show that everyone watches at the same time” (in 2017!). It’s “the last show … Continue reading →

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May 15

Southwest Arterial behind schedule

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Despite the headline on this KWWL story, Dubuque’s Southwest Arterial is going to take a little while longer. City officials had been hoping for completion of the road by the end of this year’s construction season. But the wet, cold … Continue reading →

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