City road projects update with multiple completion estimates
The Gazette lists new and ongoing road work affecting traffic. Projects include First Avenue SE from Lindale to Highway 100 mid August completion Edgewood Road NW lanes late August finish Fruitland Boulevard SW closed mid August Ellis Boulevard NW late August Wilson Avenue SW lane restriction late September E Avenue NW late August 10th Street late August 29th Avenue mid August
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Road Projects Schedule by Linn County Roads
Linn County lists several road work items with completion targets. Jappa Road from Klouda Road to Highway 30 and Beverly Road from Julie Lane to Williams Boulevard aim for late September. Old River Road Andrle Road to Cedar Bend and Bloomington Road Travis to O Connor target late August. County Home Road from 1-380 to Highway 13 has lane restrictions with late August completion.
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Old River
Andrle Road
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O'Connor
Beverly Road
Julie Lane
Williams Boulevard
County Home
Highway 13
Johnson County I 80 lane shift crews widen bridges
Traffic on Interstate 80 east of Iowa City shifted to the outside shoulder and right lane from the I 380 interchange to Highway 965 as bridges are widened. The 340th Street SW segment between Cosgrove Road SW and Half Moon Avenue SW has an unknown completion date.
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340Th Street
Cosgrove Road
Half Moon Avenue
Road projects list and contact details for Gazette
State projects include Morningside Drive and Whiting Avenue finishing late August. Highway 6 near Coral Ridge Avenue will have lane restrictions with an unknown completion date. Transportation departments should fax road work details to The Gazette by noon Thursday.
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Whiting Avenue
Coral Ridge Avenue
DOT
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Unique National Lab Simulates Driving Impacts With Immersive 330-Degree Vision
The National Advanced Driving Simulator uses a spherical, 330 degree projection system to immerse drivers like Schwarz in realistic traffic. Researchers record up to 1000 readings per second to study responses to alcohol impairment and other factors under NHTSA contracts.
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National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
University of Iowa Engineers
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Iowa wins approval for world’s top driving simulator
After 15 years of politicking, Iowa gains DOT approval to host the National Advanced Driving Simulator. Ed Haug and colleagues designed the system to study human limits and reduce roadway deaths while allowing safe, fatal-crash testing in a controlled facility.
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