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NEW HAMPTON, Iowa – Aug. 7, 2009 – Construction work will cause lane closures on the U.S. 63/U.S. 218 interchange within the city of Waterloo beginning Monday, Aug. 10, according to the...
Asphalt work restricts lanes Iowa 3 in Hampton beginning Monday
BRITT, Iowa – Aug. 3, 2009 – Asphalt work is expected to restrict lanes on Iowa 3 in the Franklin County city of Hampton beginning Monday, Aug. 10, weather permitting, according to...
Overnight sign installation work to restrict interstates in Quad Cities beginning Sunday
DAVENPORT, Iowa – Aug. 7, 2009 – Installation of three dynamic message signs on the interstate system in the Quad Cities will cause intermittent, overnight closures of up to 20 minutes beginning...
Iowa Transportation Commission agenda for Aug. 11 meeting in Council Bluffs
Mid-American Center One Arena Way Council Bluffs, Iowa Time Title Presenter 8 a.m. *Approving Minutes of the July 14, 2009, Commission Meeting Connie Page, Commission secretary, 515-239-1242 Commission Comments Staff Comments 8:05...
Intermittent, overnight lane closures on I-29 expected Aug. 13 and 14 in Sioux City
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 7, 2009 – Intermittent, overnight lane closures can be expected Thursday and Friday, Aug. 13 and 14, weather permitting, on Interstate 29 at the Riverside Boulevard interchange,...
Rail kinks – another consequence of searing temperatures
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 7, 2009 – More than roads are buckling under the extreme heat. Iowa’s railroad tracks are also susceptible to the high temperatures, and this is keeping railroad crews...
Bridge strike closes I-29 exit ramps and Woodbury County Road D-51 over I-29
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Aug. 6, 2009 – A bridge strike that occurred yesterday has closed the Woodbury Country Road D-51 bridge over I-29, including the I-29 on- and off-ramps, according to...
U.S. 34 closed under Iowa 14 bridge in Lucas County on Friday
CHARITON, Iowa – Aug. 6, 2009 – Bridge construction work on Iowa 14 will close U.S. 34 under the Iowa 14 bridge, beginning Friday Aug. 7 at 7 a.m., according to Iowa...
Rail crossing repair closes Iowa 17 near Boone
JEFFERSON, Iowa – Aug. 6, 2009 – Work to repair a rail crossing has closed Iowa 17 at Boone County Road E-41, approximately two miles east of Boone, according to the Iowa...
Southbound I-35 entrance ramp on U.S. 34 closed beginning Monday
CHARITON Iowa – Aug. 6, 2009 – Due to ongoing construction work in the area, ramp closures will be changing at the Interstate 35 interchange with U.S. 34 beginning Monday, Aug. 10,...