Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Transportation

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

The state transportation department this week approved more than $2.7 million in state funding for seven recreational trail projects across the state.

Iowa City Council members discussed traffic safety and reviewed a 10-year pedestrian collision analysis during a Tuesday work session, in part due to public concerns and perceptions about pedestrian safety in the wake of the death of a jogger in a marked Iowa City crosswalk in May.

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.

The Iowa Department of Transportation recently opened a new section of the Clear Creek Trail under interstates 80 and 380, connecting cyclists to recreation areas in Coralville and Tiffin.

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.

Iowa Department of Transportation says a larger location was needed.

The diverging diamond is a twist on the traditional diamond interchange, and more are planned for Corridor interstates.

A bill passed during this year’s legislative session made the Iowa Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement division part of the state patrol.

Iowa’s EV charging landscape still is uneven, with metro areas generally having enough charging stations -- although not always fast chargers -- but some rural communities lacking even one public charging station.

Iowa is receiving $43.5 million in federal funding to buy zero- and low-emission buses, with over half of those dollars going to the city of Iowa City.

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.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is working with Autobase in the Iowa City area testing drone use to help monitor and safely and efficiently redirect traffic around wrecks, temporary road closures and construction.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s annual Click It or Ticket campaign started this week in advance of Memorial Day weekend. The Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau is urging Iowan’s to buckle up as part of the campaign, as traffic fatalities in the state remain higher than in previous years.

An Iowa Department of Transportation program aimed at clearing large crashes quickly to prevent traffic from backing up was recently expanded to the Des Moines area after proving successful around Iowa City.