Articles Tagged: Interstate 80

A look at Eastern Iowa’s trucking industry.

Under current federal law, truck drivers may drive for no more than 11 hours before taking at least 10 hours’ rest. But what if the truck itself did a good share of the driving?

The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday issued a news release with more details of the June 20 shooting along Interstate 80.

The Iowa County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of two people who were shot Friday on Interstate 80 near the westbound on-ramp of exit 225, in rural Williamsburg.

In this week’s installment of The Gazette’s Curious Iowa, we answer questions about why Iowa doesn’t have toll roads, how the state funds road improvement projects, and whether electric vehicles contribute to the fuel tax.

Also, Iowa AG demands company stop suspected scam robocalls

Owner of Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott disputes that

Also, Marion will open its new public works facility Sept. 24

The interchange will be the fourth of its kind in Iowa

Contractors this month are pouring concrete for median barriers on I-380, near where it becomes Highway 218. The I-80 median barrier was completed in mid-January and a temporary barrier was removed in early February.

More than 200 vehicles struck cable barriers on Interstate 80 medians during back-to-back snow storms in January -- which is a lot considering the state usually has about 900 strikes for the whole winter on all interstates.

LL Pelling, with 225 employees, still mainly a family business

All ramps of the Interstate 80 and Interstate 380 interchange opened Wednesday afternoon for the first time in several years as the major project nears completion.

Drivers will be happy to know the massive reconstruction of the Interstate 80/380 interchange is nearing completion ahead of schedule. The goal is to get the last two ramps open by the end of this month.

The driver overcorrected and the vehicle rolled, causing the driver to be ejected from the cab.