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Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous
Jun
20
US 20 traveler completes his journey west
Bryan Farr reached Newport OR yesterday. He put up a picture on Twitter (and a post that only Facebook users can read). Now comes the other part of his journey: Coming back east to Boston. If he takes any parts … Continue reading
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Jun
18
IA 38 will still end in downtown Muscatine
October 13, 2006: IA 92’s entry from Illinois In a couple of weeks, IA 92 will be rerouted around the Muscatine bypass and down Park Avenue to continue into Illinois. This means that the route will not have any independent … Continue reading
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Jun
13
Standardization, or genericization, of Iowa interstate signs near completion
Over the past five years, guide signs at Iowa’s interstate interchanges have been revamped with an eye for modern-day driving needs. The last major stretches of interstate will be switching over this summer, and the style will spread to other … Continue reading
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Jun
11
IA 152 will be decommissioned July 1
April 25, 2005: IA 152’s west, or north, end, taken on a short run trying out a then-new camera. The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the five-year plan on Tuesday, and with it some tweaks to the existing highway system. The … Continue reading
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Jun
10
Sioux City Journal interviews US 20 traveler
Tim Gallagher caught up with Bryan Farr in Cushing. Farr himself is now in Wyoming. He’s traveling east to west, although I would suggest that if he tries it again, get over to the West Coast first and work east. … Continue reading
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May
29
IA 330/117: Interchange or J-turn
After years now of talk and work, the Iowa DOT is down to two options for the IA 117/330/US 65 intersection area in Jasper County. The interchange and J-turn plans now are substantially what they were last time, with the … Continue reading
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May
27
Diverging diamond interchange in Urbandale?
KCCI has a story about a DOT study on turning the I-35/80 interchange with Hickman Road (US 6) from a diamond to a diverging diamond. On a diverging diamond, traffic temporarily switches sides of the road; there’s an explainer graphic … Continue reading
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May
27
Going postal (abbreviations)
May 28, 2006 (eight[!] years ago tomorrow): North side of Northwood on US 65 Jason Hancock took a long trip in northern and northwestern Iowa on Memorial Day weekend to finish clinching every highway in the state. He mentioned that … Continue reading
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May
20
IA 98 a dead highway walking
September 8, 2010 ‘The one transfer-of-jurisdiction deal in the DOT’s five-year plan that doesn’t happen this summer* is for IA 98 in Van Buren County. According to this article in the Ottumwa Courier, the short highway and $2.3 million will … Continue reading
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May
16
IA 100 bypass under construction, on schedule
Take it away, Internet: But seriously, Real Soon Now is actually real soon now. There’s actual construction happening on the IA 100 bypass of western Cedar Rapids. It is scheduled to be built in two stages, Edgewood Road to Covington … Continue reading
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