Flooding on the Cedar River in eastern Iowa is being closely watched by state officials, who worry that rapidly rising waters threaten a possible shutdown of Interstate Highway 80 in Cedar County.

The Iowa Department of Transportation said it is monitoring the status of I-80, Iowa’s busiest route for interstate travelers and commercial truck drivers. DOT Director Paul Trombino told reporters Monday that Intersate Highway 380 through downtown Cedar Rapids is expected to remain open, despite the second-highest flood crest ever forecast for the city. But further downstream, I-80 is being closely watched because it has been closed by flooding in the past, he said.

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