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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1985
Page
4
Iowa Department of Transportation spent about 3.2 million on snow removal gear and salt. Purchases include 77 485 tons of rock salt at roughly 27 dollars a ton, 134 200 50 pound bags of calcium chloride, and two rotary snowplows at 130 thousand each.
Iowa considers raising private aircraft registration fees to cover a projected $10 million annual need for airport upgrades over 20 years. A plan to shift funds includes ending fuel tax refunds and basing fees on aircraft price, with minimum $15. Eventual revenue gaps risk federal aid variability.
U S Steel and partners including Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Seaboard Security and INA Insurance settle with the Iowa Department of Transportation to cover more than 3 million dollars in bridge repairs plus 180000 for consultant design costs. The agreement follows a three year old crack on the Sioux City crossing. No compensation for bridge closure is allowed under Iowa law.
Iowa's IDOT on pace to warn motorists as Fourth of July week begins. The new Transportation Safety Bureau consolidates 21 staff from other units to study crash scenes, assess road, sign, and weather factors, and use findings to improve safety and potential legal evidence. Alcohol-related crashes drive most fatalities with 68 percent during the holiday. first six months show 203 deaths, below five-year average of 232.
IDOT prepared to urge selling Conrail to Norfolk Southern but delayed after calls from Washington. Senators Grassley and Rep Tauke on antitrust and commerce committees influence the sale. FRA head Riley backs the NS bid at 1.2 billion, vowing to seek IDOT talks first.
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