Iowa Department of Transportation

AASHTO Journal - Wed September 05, 2018

Iowa Commission OKs Five-Year Plan

On June 12, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved a five-year, $3.4 billion transportation improvement plan that includes $1.8 billion for “modernizing” the Hawkeye state's existing highway system as well as adding “enhanced highway safety features,” according to the Iowa DOT....

Iowa DOT - Wed August 22, 2018

Iowa Expands Its Move Over Law

Starting July 1, drivers in Iowa are required to change lanes if possible or slow down when they approach any vehicle with flashing lights. All 50 states have versions of this type of law commonly referred to as a “Move Over” law....

Iowa DOT - Wed July 11, 2018

Iowa Work Zones Get Smarter

You've probably heard the phrase, “work smarter, not harder.” For the Iowa Department of Transportation, the use of intelligent transportation system (ITS) tools is making driving through many of its work zones safer for everyone....

Wed April 18, 2018

Transportation Department Plans Multiple Projects

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa transportation officials plan to make a near-record $779 million in statewide road improvements for the upcoming construction season. The largest project involves widening 40 miles of U.S....

Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 18, 2018

Billion-Dollar Freeway in Iowa Progresses

Construction teams in Iowa continue making progress on a dual, divided freeway that will separate through-traffic on I-80 from motorists traveling on I-29, destined for Council Bluffs. The project, which creates I-80 express lanes and I-80/I-29 local lanes, was designed to keep motorists moving during lane closures, maintenance and other interruptions....

Wed April 04, 2018

Study: Tolling Could Fund I-80 Improvements

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Adding tolls could help Iowa finance the widening and rebuilding of a nearly 250-mi.-long rural stretch of Interstate 80, a Department of Transportation study suggests. Imposing tolls would require the approval the Legislature and federal authorities, the Des Moines Register reported....

Wed January 10, 2018

Iowa Officials to Seek Public Comment on I-80 Study

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) Officials plan to seek public input on a major study of Interstate 80 through rural Iowa before its scheduled completion in May. The Iowa Department of Transportation has been studying the state's most-traveled east-west road for more than a year, the Quad-City Times reported....

Mon September 11, 2017

AASHTO Expresses Strong Support for FHWA Administrator Nominee Trombino

The White House announced it has nominated Paul Trombino, former Iowa Department of Transportation director and former president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, to lead the Federal Highway Administration....