Iowa DOT Commission to meet January 13 via teleconference

The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting via teleconference on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

Informal workshop session

The Commission will meet informally with staff from the Iowa DOT Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, via teleconference beginning at 9:30 a.m. The following transportation-related matters may be discussed, but no action will be taken during the meeting. The items are listed in no particular order and may be discussed at any point during the workshop.

• Commission input
  • Director’s welcome
  • Administrative Rules
    • 761 IAC 4 – Public Records and Fair Information Practices
    • 761 IAC 121 – Adopt-A-Highway Program
    • 761 IAC 150 – Improvements and Maintenance on Primary Road Extensions
    • 761 IAC 131 – Signing on Primary Roads
    • 761 IAC 620 – OWI and Implied Consent
    • 761 IAC 511 – Special Permits for Operation and Movement of Vehicles and Loads of Excess Size and Weight
  • COVID-19 Transportation Funding Impact Update
  • 2021 Highway Program Balance Report
  • Grant Programs
    • Iowa’s Clean Air Attainment Program Funding Recommendations – (Recommendations were presented at the December 2020 Commission meeting and can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/Grant-Programs/Iowa-Clean-Air-Attainment-Program-ICAAP)
    • Federal Recreational Trains Program Funding Recommendations – (Recommendations were presented at the December 2020 Commission meeting and can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/Grant-Programs/-Federal-and-State-Recreational-Trails)
    • Statewide Transportation Alternatives Program Funding Recommendations – Recommendations were presented at the December 2020 Commission meeting and can be viewed at https://iowadot.gov/systems_planning/Grant-Programs/Transportation-Alternatives)
  • RISE Projects
    • Altoona Local Development
    • Farley Local Development
    • Cedar Rapids Immediate Opportunity
  • RISE Policy - Empower Rural Iowa
  • Five-year Program – Asset Management (Bridge)
  • Long-Range Transportation Plan Implementation
  • Iowa Aviation System Plan

The delivery method of the online public meeting has been changed from Skype to Teams. There are two ways to listen to the Iowa Transportation Commission’s informal workshop session or business meeting or public input session when scheduled. The broadcast feed and phone lines are active 15 minutes prior to each meeting or session and discontinued immediately after a meeting ends.

Live audio and some presentation materials will be available via the Microsoft Teams Meeting link.

For those who wish to only join via audio, dial 515-817-6093 and use conference ID 333 771 076#