Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

“We were promised that the whole four-lane corridor would be completed by 2018. That’s not going to happen,” Shirley Phillips told KTIV. The Moville-to-Correctionville segment will become four lanes in the near future, but there is nothing else scheduled in … Continue reading →

Here’s one shovelful in a deep backlog of photos and updates. The “new” photos, taken just north of Spirit Lake, show that the intersection of former IA 276 and IA 327 has been converted into an all-way stop. Also, I’ve … Continue reading →

The last few blocks of IA 3 are getting a makeover today. Dubuque is converting a handful of streets that run east-west into two-way streets instead of one-ways, including 9th and 11th, which currently carry US 52 and IA 3 … Continue reading →

October 12, 2001: The flash on this picture reveals that “1st Ave” was a greenout for the original label “Coralville” on this I-80 BGS. The state just finished rebuilding and expanding I-80 in the Iowa City area, but Coralville is … Continue reading →

[Speaking of carbonated beverage consumption… – ed.] When the new US 20 expressway opened in 2012, I noted that it now went from Early to Webster City without any nearby services. Recently, one gas station at the IA 4 exit has … Continue reading →

Le Mars’ proposal for modifying the southern part of Business US 75 from a four-lane urban arterial is not something I think has been tried in Iowa. Here’s the plan, from the Le Mars Sentinel: The proposal would transform the … Continue reading →

A curious item in this month’s Iowa Transportation Commission minutes: Transfer of Jurisdiction – 219th Lane in Boone County Most of US 30 through Boone County has the rural address of 220th Street. The only 219th Lane I see on … Continue reading →

When Bryan Farr went across the county on US 20, he was interviewed by many media outlets along the way. Here are some late plugs from his westbound leg by the Rapid City Journal (catching him in Chadron) and the … Continue reading →

The past decade has included a notable shift in Iowa Department of Transportation policy: It never, ever, EVER wants to be stuck with a bypassed road again. EVER. After it took an act of the Legislature in 2003 to unload … Continue reading →