Highway Helper expands to Eastern Iowa roadways
Two Ford F350 units patrol 43 miles of I 380 and I 80 and high speed routes 218 and 30 with 10 miles extra in Iowa City and Cedar Rapids. They aid stranded motorists, push stalled vehicles, jump starts, tire changes, and assist with traffic control. Dispatch within 45 minutes of launch. Funding by Iowa DOT with Prairie Land Towing. three year, 9.1 million program.
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Cedar Rapids
Jordan Lamb
Highway Helper
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Council Bluffs
State Department of Transportation
Iowa Dot
Prairie Land Towing
Wisconsin
DOT pilot uses digital boards to aid stalled drivers
The Des Moines area handles 20 to 25 stops daily as orange ticket trucks assist motorists. They change flats, check abandoned cars, and warn of incidents using a digital message board. The program aims to move vehicles off the road and improve safety, not compete with tow services.
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Des Moines
Lamb
Cathy Cutler
Iowa Dot District 6
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Dot
John Wilson
Brian.morelli
Thegazette
The Gazette Contact and Subscription Rates
The Gazette provides daily publication from Cedar Rapids Iowa with weekly and yearly subscription options including out-of-state rates. Address changes go to P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA and contact numbers are listed for subscription service and general inquiries.
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Linn County towns face spread of recycling costs
The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency approves a plan to levy up to 378 200 across Linn County to cover rising recycling costs as commodity values collapse. The board will shift the 378 200 to member jurisdictions with Cedar Rapids paying 226 186.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Karmin McShane
Illinois
Ralph Russell
McShane
Republic Services
Republic
City Carton Recycling
Steve Hershner
Hershner
Mark Jones
Leslie Irlbeck
Metro Waste Authority
Des Moines
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