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.
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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.
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.
Money will go toward bridge replacements in nine counties, plus road improvements in Cedar Falls and in improved infrastructure in Clear Lake.
JARVIS will leverage artificial intelligence technologies
The project, which was funded through a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and $400,000 from the Iowa DOT, tested the automated vehicle on rural roads over the last two years. It made 80 trips on a 47-mile loop through Iowa City, Hills, Riverside and Kalona.
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.
A train hauling ethanol and corn syrup derailed and caught fire in Minnesota early Thursday and nearby residents were ordered to evacuate their homes, authorities said.
Megabus, one of the largest bus companies in North America, is partnering with Burlington Trailways to expand bus service to 48 Midwestern cities, including Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
The first major railroad merger in more than two decades will go forward after federal regulators approved Canadian Pacific’s $31 billion acquisition of Kansas City Southern. The two are the smallest among the nations seven major railroads, but their coupling will create the only railroad linking Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Iowa is among a minority of states that does not ban hand-held use of mobile devices while driving.
The Iowa Department of Transportation is adding adult changing rooms to four interstate rest areas this year. Each room has an adult-size changing table that can be raised and lowered with a remote control so caregivers can safely change the clothes of a dependent child or adult.
“I just spoke to Buttigieg. They don’t know what the cause is. But I was on the phone with him about 10 minutes. I told him to report directly to me when they find out. Air traffic can still land safely, just not take off right now. We don’t know what the cause of it is,” President Joe Biden said.
The solar power generating project is in the early design stages but is something the airport has been looking at for a couple of years. The airport will use funds from the federal bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year.
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