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Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous
Jan
12
Temporary signs in Sioux City this winter
June 4, 2014: Permanent signage at the north end of US 77 in Sioux City, after the removal of the volleyball interchange. At far right you can see a detour sign for Gordon Drive, which is off to the right … Continue reading
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Dec
24
Updates to IA 149 North, IA 163 East
Oct. 7, 2013: The genericization of exit signage is complete on all rural Iowa interstates. Only “End 149” survived at Williamsburg and got its own pole. It has been embarrassingly long since I’ve made updates to the highway end pages … Continue reading
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Dec
22
Oskaloosa bypass plans narrowed
Last week the DOT showed off its proposals for a western bypass of Oskaloosa for US 63. There are four permutations, based on the locations of the start and end points of the bypass. The south end would be either … Continue reading
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Dec
09
Benton County US 30 meeting Wednesday
We might find out tomorrow night what the DOT plans to do at the intersection of US 30 and 218 in Benton County as part of its plans to upgrade 30 to four lanes heading westward. At the last meeting, … Continue reading
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Dec
06
Major design changes coming to Iowa highway signage
Nov. 27, 2006: The then-new Ansborough Avenue interchange in Waterloo shows two signage trends that have become and are becoming standard in Iowa in the 2010s: Larger initial letters and skinny, squat arrows. The first appearance of non-Iowa-style traffic arrows … Continue reading
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Nov
17
The end of Iowa Highway 370
October 22, 2014: So what do we do with these brand-new signs now? Put H10 markers in the IA 370 spots, I hope. At some point during the past week, IA 370 was decommissioned in Mills County. The state-maintained connection … Continue reading
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Nov
14
Text “Stop Ahead” signs phased out
North US 30/59 intersection in 2003 and 2012 While comparing photos taken in Denison, I noticed that a sign that had said “Stop Ahead” on westbound US 30 had been replaced with a graphic version of the same. I really … Continue reading
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Nov
07
More on the IA 926 transfer
A couple of the questions posed in Monday’s post about transferring IA 926 (Business US 169) to the city of Fort Dodge have been answered after the Transportation Commission’s meeting Tuesday. First, the bridges aren’t going away, so to speak. … Continue reading
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Oct
31
IA 926 on chopping block
September 11, 2014: The trumpet interchange for the north end of Business 169 includes a road that intersects the west-side ramps. A line item in the published agenda for next week’s Iowa Transportation Commission meeting has a surprise: “Transfer of Jurisdiction … Continue reading
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Oct
27
Meanwhile, east of Pacific Junction
Here are many of the stories I missed while covering the US 34 bridge opening last week. I hope this means I won’t have a story drought later this week! (If I do, just come back here and read the … Continue reading
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