Retired railcar beds create span over Wapsinonoc Creek
A Johnson County bridge project uses three retired railcars placed side by side to span Wapsinonoc Creek on Lower West Branch Road SE near Iowa City and West Branch. Ed Bartels notes this is a unique railcar bridge venture for the county as a remedy for a structurally deficient prior bridge.
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Rebecca F. Miller
the Gazette
Boulder Contracting
Tri-State
Lower West Branch Road
Wapsinonoc Creek
Johnson County
Iowa City
West Branch
Iowa
Ed Bartels
Lower West Branch Road SE
Reynolds and Gregg introduce themselves in Iowa stop
Governor Kim Reynolds and Acting Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg met a cheering Cedar Rapids crowd at The Eastern Iowa Airport during Reynolds early days in office. Reynolds said she looks forward to opportunities and working with Gregg to advance Branstad era goals.
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Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Adam Gregg
Iowa
Kim Reynolds
Cedar Rapids
Ure
Reynolds
Terry Branstad
China
Cedar Rapids Okays fireworks around holidays
The Cedar Rapids City Council voted 5-2 to allow consumer fireworks beginning next Thursday under a new Iowa law. The law signed May 9 lifts the ban with holiday windows around Independence Day and New Year’s, aligning with the state model supported by Mayor Ron Corbett.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ron Corbett
Trump climate stance evolving at G7 summit in Taormina
At the G7 in Taormina, a senior White House adviser says President Trump’s position on climate policy is evolving under European pressure. He is weighing remaining in the 2015 Paris accord, a reversal from his campaign vow to scrap it.
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Taormina
Italy
Donald Trump
White House
Trump
Paris
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