Articles Tagged: Infrastructure

A coding error resulted in the misallocation of more than $27.5 million in court fees over 4 budget years, according to the Iowa Judicial Branch

Construction wrapped up late last week, ITC Midwest spokesperson Rod Pritchard said. The 345-kilovolt line was fully energized Thursday.

How long you wait at a red light varies by intersection, time of day

Also, Iowa airports awarded nearly $15 million for improvements

The city of Cedar Rapids is planning for $10 million in improvements to streets connecting to where the Iowa DOT will reconstruct the Wright Brothers Boulevard and I-380 interchange.

Crews are fanned out across the Cedar Rapids metro fixing streets this summer. Here’s which streets are being improved this construction season.

Also, Gov. Reynolds requests expedited federal disaster declaration for nine Iowa counties

One topic dominates the Curious Iowa inbox: roads. Most commonly, readers want to know how roads were named and why. This installment of Curious Iowa is dedicated to these road related curiosities.

The bill would require the Iowa Transportation Commission to include in its long-range planning plans to make the entire length of Highway 30 four lanes — including a 40-mile stretch between DeWitt and Lisbon, just east of Cedar Rapids, and between Carroll and Ogden in western Iowa.

The latest infusion comes from the 2021 federal infrastructure funding bill; construction on the $112M project could start in 2024

Also, state auditor warns of increased check fraud

The state transportation department has replaced the vast majority of LED streetlights whose coating had deteriorated, causing a purple-blue hue, an official says

Money will go toward bridge replacements in nine counties, plus road improvements in Cedar Falls and in improved infrastructure in Clear Lake.

Iowa state transportation officials recently gave the green light to proceed with plans to widen Interstate 380 and rebuild the interchange with Wright Brothers Boulevard in Cedar Rapids.

Learn about the different types of infrastructure built into the massive network and how the city is working with the community to build a system that will fortify Cedar Rapids against future flooding.