IDOT adds bridge work in 1987 highway program
Iowa Department of Transportation expands the 1987 highway plan with new bridge projects and resurfacing. The program funds 311 miles of pavement rehab and about 70 miles graded, plus 200 bridge repairs or rebuilds across counties from Allamakee to Winneshiek.
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Dave Rasdal
Iowa
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Gus Anderson
Idot Commission
Ian MacGillivray
Allamakee
Second Street
Ninth Street
Waukon
Buchanan
Independence
Hazleton
Clayton
Turkey River
Millville
Delaware
Manchester
Delhi
Sageville
Dubuque
Fayette
Bremer County Line
Jackson
No change in Highway 149 designation in Iowa
Residents along the route requested renaming Highway 149 to 151 to align with a recent change from Cedar Rapids to I-80. IDOT said the road’s poor condition blocks the change, with rebuilds planned over several years south of Williamsburg and a reconsideration after completion.
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Cedar Rapids
20Th Street
Marion
Springville
Jones County
Louisa
Oakville
Poweshiek
Brooklyn
Washington
Kalona
Winneshiek
Fort Atkinson
Iowa River
Decorah
Dave Rasdal Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Idot Commission
Williamsburg
Parnell
North English
South English
Webster
Sigourney
Ottumwa
Amana
Pat Cain
IDOT
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Aashto
Cain
Maquoketa to Pave RISE Extension to Industrial Park
The Iowa Department of Transportation Commission approved a 225 foot extension of Maquoketa Industrial Park access under the RISE program. The $40,894 project aims to improve access, attract 25 new jobs and $553,180 in capital from Chessline to locate there, with Maquoketa receiving $30,794 in grants and $9,050 in a RISE loan.
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Ames
Maquoketa
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Chessline
Signs along Iowa highways costly yet flawed year
Iowa IDOT spent 6.2 million last year installing and maintaining about 387 000 highway signs. Night visibility problems near Williamsburg I 80 and Highway 149 were fixed by readjusting reflectivity, with lighting improvements noted as needed at the 37th ranked worst Iowa intersection.
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Ames
Iowa
Highway 149
Williamsburg
Bob Humphreys
Idot Highway Division
Humphreys
IDOT
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