Articles Tagged: Infrastructure

Iowa’s small towns, many of which are declining in population, struggle to fund necessary infrastructure projects. Some, like Ely in Linn County, are looking to alternative funding options.

A pair of former Iowa broadcast journalists running for an Eastern Iowa congressional seat argued policy over abortion, infrastructure, parental rights and more in their first televised debate before the Nov. 8 general election.

Iowa generates more than half of its electricity with wind, but clean energy advocates say the state and nation can do even more

The long-awaited Seventh Avenue streetscape project in Uptown Marion is entering its final phase, which will close part of the busy street for the next two months.

The RAISE Grant funding would pay for more than half the remaining costs and speed up the overall project’s timeline by more than a decade.

The funding would go toward sanitary sewer and water infrastructure projects

But Iowa’s role within an expansive power grid helps protect it from rolling outages and blackouts.

A terminal upgrade project has now received nearly $49 million in federal funding this year.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new $10 million pilot program to support the development of ways to turn agriculture residue into products for consumers and construction.

Also, inflation-related costs are eating up new federal funding for infrastructure projects

The transportation secretary said the bridges aren’t Democrat or Republican, even though only 19 Republican U.S. senators voted for the funding along with two Republican U.S. House members

After voters in November opted to extend the local option sales tax that funds Cedar Rapids’ street work, the city has begun work on over 40 projects for 2022. Here’s where to expect road construction this year.

An official said Biden will speak to Iowans about his administration’s plans to address rising costs on consumers, and highlight investments in infrastructure, particularly in rural communities.

Portions of Tower Terrace Road will close near I-380 for the spring and summer this week.

Phase 2 will close off 10th Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues for part of the spring and summer