Friday Morning Read: UI President vows accessibility, Tower Terrace interchange gets a date, Cayman Islands Classic bracket revealed

TODAY'S WEATHER — Partly cloudy, change of rain in the evening. High 89, low 67.

STATE SCHEDULES TOWER TERRACE ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT — For local officials, the arduous road to construction of a Tower Terrace Road/Interstate 380 interchange has reached a new milestone. The Iowa Transportation Commission on Tuesday approved the state's fiscal year 2018-2022 Iowa Transportation Improvement Program, which plots out close to $3.5 billion in highway right-of-way and construction investments statewide. Read more here.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA PRESIDENT VOWS TO KEEP SCHOOL ACCESSIBLE — One week after the Board of Regents increased tuition again and agreed to take a closer look at letting its universities charge steeper rates in the coming years, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld is vowing to uphold his school's commitment to accessible education. Read more here.

MOD'S MARKET TO OPEN IN JULY — Downtown residents and workers should have a new place to grab a bread, milk and other basics next month. Modteets Williams plans to open his first convenience store, Mod's Market, on the first floor of the Roosevelt building, at the corner of First Avenue NE and Second Street NE. Read more here.

IOWA'S CAYMAN ISLANDS CLASSIC BRACKET — The Iowa men's basketball team knows its opening round opponent for the 2017 Cayman Islands Classic. The Hawkeyes will face Louisiana to start the non-conference tournament Nov. 20 at noon. Television information is yet to be announced. Iowa and Louisiana are joined in the tournament by Cincinnati, UAB, Wyoming, South Dakota State, Richmond and Buffalo. Read more here.

QUOTABLE — 'We can do that by providing leadership and showing folks that no matter what divides us we will fund a way forward on the things that unify us,' Sen. Joni Ernst, regarding the 98-2 vote on Thursday to add financial sanctions on Russia and Iran. Read more here.