AMES, Iowa – Nov. 30, 2016 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is proposing to acquire additional permanent easement from Harriman Park in Franklin County. Harriman Park is located at the northwest corner of U.S. 65 and 19th Avenue Northeast. Harriman Park is publicly owned and maintained by the city of Hampton. The primary functions of the park are to provide recreational opportunities in open space and playground areas, as well as gathering locations at several shelters located throughout the...
AMES, Iowa – Nov. 29, 2016 – The Secondary Road Fund Distribution Committee will meet at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at the Veterans Memorial Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, Room 311, 233 Center St., in Des Moines. Agenda Approval of March 11, 2016, minutes Update on Road Use Tax revenue projections Adam Shell, Office of Systems Planning, Iowa Department of Transportation, 515-239-1221 Review of Annual SRFDC data and distribution Steve DeVries, Iowa County Engineers Association Service Bureau,...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Nov. 23, 2016 – Leaders from the Iowa Department of Transportation and the city of Cedar Rapids will celebrate the near completion of the first phase of the Iowa 100 extension by hosting a ribbon cutting and community bike tour on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend and hear guest speakers Mayor Ron Corbett, City Manager Jeff Pomeranz, and Iowa DOT District Engineer Jim Schnoebelen speak on the new state...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Nov. 23, 2016 – U.S. 20 traffic will be shifted off the detour to the newly constructed westbound lanes in Woodbury County, near Correctionville, at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 3 Office. The westbound lanes of U.S. 20 at Holstein will be reopened to traffic at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23. The Iowa DOT reminds motorists to drive with caution, obey the posted speed limit and...
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa – Nov. 14, 2016 – Road construction crews will open the new Interstate 29/80 ramp east of the Missouri River in Council Bluffs overnight tonight, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Traffic impact Beginning at 9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, construction crews will shift traffic on westbound I-80/eastbound I-29 northbound between 24th Street and the Missouri River bridge, weather permitting. The two left lanes of westbound I-80 and the 24th Street on-ramp to westbound...
This news release is being redistributed by the Iowa Department of Transportation as a courtesy to the Iowa Department of Public Safety. DES MOINES - Nov. 14, 2016 - This Thanksgiving, law enforcement agencies will ramp up patrols and be on the lookout for seat belt violations. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) during the 2014 Thanksgiving holiday, 341 vehicle occupants were killed nationwide in traffic crashes. Fifty percent of those fatalities were not wearing seat belts....