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11/16/2018
As part of the two-year U.S. 63 reconstruction from Jefferson to Franklin streets in Waterloo, traffic switches will occur beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19, weather permitting.
11/15/2018
Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation to extend the transportation of overweight loads of grain across Iowa. The proclamation will expire on November 27, 2018, at 11:59 p.m.
11/14/2018
As of Tuesday, November 13, the price of regular unleaded gasoline averaged $2.51 across Iowa according to AAA. This is $.11 lower than last week and $.03 lower than one year ago. The national average on Tuesday was $2.68, down $.07 from last week’s price.
11/13/2018
The Iowa Transportation Commission approved a number of action items during its meeting on Tuesday in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames.
11/9/2018
All Iowa Department of Transportation business locations will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 22 and 23. Normal operations business hours will resume on Monday, Nov. 26, for all offices except Iowa DOT driver’s license service centers.
11/9/2018
The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, Nov. 13, in the Materials Conference Room at the Iowa Department of Transportation’s headquarters at 800 Lincoln Way in Ames.
11/8/2018
As of Tuesday, Nov. 6, the price of regular unleaded gasoline averaged $2.62 across Iowa according to AAA. This is $.06 lower than last week and $.12 higher than one year ago. The national average on Tuesday was $2.75, down $.05 from last week’s price.
11/5/2018
Inland waterway improvements are finally starting to capture the support needed to ensure a reliable transportation system for farm commodities
11/2/2018
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) is offering its members an exclusive opportunity to participate in an intensive market study tour to China in March 2019.
10/30/2018
Road construction work at the Interstate 35/U.S. 30 interchange in Ames will require closing the northbound lanes of I-35 from 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31 until 5 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1.