Articles Tagged: Road construction

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

The interchange will be the fourth of its kind in Iowa

Iowa DOT maintenance will close some Interstate 380 on-ramps and off-ramps overnight in Cedar Rapids this week.

Whether it’s a new residential development, or a roundabout on a city street, there’s a lot of planning — and math — that goes into engineering a road.

Construction of an eight-foot-wide trail along Edgewood Road in northwest and northeast Cedar Rapids will reduce the number of traffic lanes on a section of the street beginning next week and lasting into September.

Using your waste streams, New Village Initiative transforms plastic into a product mixed into asphalt and concrete around the country

A street extension that connects the Time Check neighborhood and Ellis Boulevard to downtown Cedar Rapids — and is expected to spur investment in the neighborhood that was

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a project to reconstruct the roadways on 10th Street SE, Eighth Avenue SE and Mount Vernon Road SE to create a roundabout at the high-traffic intersection near McKinley STEAM Academy, Mercy Medical Center and other businesses.

The end goal of construction — smoother streets and better sidewalks — is positive, but the inconvenience of one-lane roads and rerouted traffic can frustrate even the most calm drivers. How do cities decide which roads need the most attention and which projects get priority?

Partially boosted by an increase in federal funding, nearly $1.5 billion was invested in Iowa road and bridge construction and repair projects in the 2023 state budget year, according to the Iowa DOT.

Broadway at Hancher, Coralville construction delay and the Tacoa Talley trial

Cedar Rapids and Marion, like many cities around the Unites States, have been constructing more roundabouts over the past decade.

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

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.