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Oct
19
Spanning the state
Numbers to know (Cedar Rapids Gazette): The Federal Highway Administration’s National Bridge Inventory counts 24,799 Iowa spans. Of the total, 5,358 are considered structurally deficient, and another 1,320 functionally obsolete. Iowa has more bridges than California.
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Oct
18
Mt. Vernon-Lisbon bypass back on the list
A decade after thinking about and shelving the plan, a US 30 bypass of Mount Vernon and Lisbon has again advanced to the public-hearing stage. This year’s meeting will be Oct. 30 (PDF). The map is here (PDF). With the opening … Continue reading
Posted in Construction, Highway Miscellaneous
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Oct
16
License Plate Countdown — ERROR STACK OVERFLOW
Pac-Man Level 256; the arcade game runs out of memory Chris Dobel reports seeing a license plate from Linn County beginning with AFR. Just like that, the rollover is here. Some counties may not have exhausted their Z stacks yet, … Continue reading
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Oct
15
Political pronunciation of Missouri
How do you pronounce the name of Iowa’s southern neighbor when you’re in that state? The New York Times is looking at the political implications of pronouncing Missour-ee like a Northerner/urban/younger person or Missou-rah like a Southerner/rural/older person. Another dimension to … Continue reading
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Oct
13
A plea for sanity on HD news graphics
The background behind the anchors or the text does NOT have to move. The images do NOT have to rotate. Chyrons/text elements do NOT need a lens flare around the borders, much less a moving one. KWWL, you did it … Continue reading
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Oct
12
Wait, what? (Sport crossover edition)
On the football schedule for Saturday: NAIA: Lindsey Wilson at Campbellsville I knew the former ISU women’s basketball player was tough, but taking on an entire football team singlehandedly? In other news, Lindsey Wilson College is a thing.
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Oct
12
Progress in Bremer County
Assorted construction news around the state: Count this as another “de-clinching” of US 218 for me: New 218 around Janesville opened today, with an interchange at C50 and a closed intersection a mile south at the county line. The entire … Continue reading
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Oct
10
License Plate Countdown — ZZL
The odds are pretty small that I’m going to be the first person to spot the rollover. The AAA assignment is likely completely random and I bet has already rolled off the prison manufacturing line. Keep an eye out and … Continue reading
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Oct
09
Old Iowa City bridge to be replaced
The Rochester Avenue bridge, called the most structurally deficient in Johnson County, will be replaced next year. When the bridge was built in 1934, Rochester Avenue carried IA 1 on the way to West Branch. IA 1 was rerouted at … Continue reading
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