Category Archives: Highway Miscellaneous

Apr 04

Interchanges out of US 20 plan in Dubuque

This is a “clearing the spindle” week, where I bring up items glossed over during posting of my trip log and my illness. The project page for proposed improvements to US 20 on the west side of Dubuque only includes … Continue reading

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Apr 02

IA 31 to be realigned around Correctionville

July 23, 2009: This intersection, and the road ahead, will look very different at the end of this decade. For assorted reasons, I never got around to making a blog post about the planned relocation of IA 31, but now … Continue reading

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Mar 31

Old 20 to be rebuilt for new 20 to progress

This is a “clearing the spindle” week, where I bring up items glossed over during posting of my trip log and my illness. In the current DOT five-year plan, US 20 is supposed to be four-laned between Moville and Correctionville … Continue reading

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Feb 26

US 30 speed limit in Glidden changed

KCIM-AM has a short blurb about a speed study in Glidden with a surprise ending.

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Feb 24

That Metaphor Isn’t What You Think It Is Dept., Net Neutrality edition

Wired: If you want to send a file from San Francisco to New York, the data will pass through a few different networks along the way, just as you would need to use multiple highways in order to drive from … Continue reading

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Feb 19

Refreshing the 900s pages

July 7, 2013: The Lincoln Highway meets IA 21 northwest of Belle Plaine. A loop follows the earliest route, while the main route follows 21. This was the east end of secret IA 940 (1980-2003). With this winter being what … Continue reading

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Feb 10

Benton County opposes J-turn at 30/218 intersection

As of August, the DOT had narrowed the options for what to do with the US 30/218 intersection (where the four-lane currently ends) to two: A double-parclo interchange, with ramps in the northwest and southeast corners of the intersection, or … Continue reading

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Feb 09

New St. Louis bridge opens today

June 9, 2011: Multi-number interstate shields in downtown St. Louis may be on their way out with I-70’s realignment. Many exit numbers, including those in the background, will be changing. The I-70 Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge opens across the … Continue reading

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Feb 02

Updates from river to river

I delved into the DOT’s photo archives and pulled up some pictures that fit in with this website. For the time being, I’m putting the copyright line underneath each picture but may move that to the main page. One thing’s … Continue reading

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Jan 29

Cedar Rapids wants I-380 six-laned to I-80

July 15, 2006 In 2010, more than 48,000 vehicles traveled daily on I-380 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. That’s the most on an Iowa interstate outside an urban area. It’s also more than any segment on the Iowa side … Continue reading

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