Articles Tagged: Iowa Department of Transportation

New app aims to help drivers make informed decisions for safe travel during construction and winter seasons.

Drivers traveling south on Interstate 380 who intend to go east or west on Interstate 80 will have to navigate a new ramp and exit that’s opening Thursday. The change is part of a massive reconstruction of the I-380 and I-80 interchange.

More than 1,000 volunteer groups pitch in every year to help keep Iowa’s highways clean. The Iowa Department of Transportation partners with community members through the Adopt-a-Highway program. In fiscal year 2022, volunteers collected 5,800 bags of litter along Iowa roads.

The crash happened on the northbound side of the interstate

Drivers traveling south on Interstate 380 should be prepared for a significant change Friday morning as the old eastbound ramp closes and the new flyover ramp opens. The exit for I-80 eastbound will now be earlier, by half a mile.

Erik Helland, the governor’s appointee to the State Public Employment Relations Board, failed to earn Senate confirmation earlier this year

Big changes are expected next spring as the long-awaited overhaul of the interchange at Interstate 80 and First Avenue in Coralville is slated to begin. The $41 million project will convert the interchange to a diverging diamond interchange.

Also, 4 public transit infrastructure projects receive $1.5 million in state funding

The Iowa Department of Transportation this month will submit a plan to the federal government for how Iowa would spend $51 million over five years to expand electric vehicle charging capacity along interstate highways, including I-80, I-380, I-35 and I-29.

Iowa DOT has accelerated plans to reconfigure the I-380/Wright Brothers Boulevard interchange, giving a major boost to a fast-growing part of Cedar Rapids that has become host to massive industrial developments and attracted over $1 billion in new investment in recent years

Also, Gov. Reynolds announced details of a pilot program for Iowa paraeducators

The Iowa Department of Transportation already changed 22 purple-blue streetlight heads in the last two to three weeks across the state.

Already this year, there have been 110 fatalities on Iowa roads, which is 15 more than a year ago at this time and 29 more than in 2020, according to Iowa Department of Transportation data. Based on the current number, an Iowa State Patrol spokesman said Iowa is on track to see 360 fatalities this year.

Although the proposed moratorium is dead, its sponsor believes lawmakers who supported it sent a signal on behalf of Iowa landowners who are opposed to the use of eminent domain to secure private land for pipeline projects.

Starting May 3, 2023, the federal government will require a driver’s license or ID card with the “REAL ID” mark for air travel and when entering a federal building.