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Sections of I-35 and Interstate 80 have closed multiple times for overnight construction work. Some of the Iowa Department of Transportation's projects around the Des Moines metro area are nearing ...
An Interstate 80 widening project will close a segment of Lower West Branch Road until 2026. The portion of road that crosses over I-80 closed Wednesday, Feb. 28 as crew begin preparations to ...
Road construction in the 1990s and early 2000s consisted of twinning the existing two-lane road. In 1992, the Iowa DOT announced $173 million was allocated for highway projects across the state, $50 million of which was planned for widening US 61 (equivalent to $337 million and $97.5 million, respectively, in 2023 [14]). [92]
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, highway paving had begun in earnest. In September 1929 alone, the Iowa State Highway Commission spent $3 million ($53.2 million, adjusted for inflation) on road construction, with two-thirds of that spent on highway paving. [4] By the end of 1929, the first roads connecting two state borders neared completion.
Waterloo mayor Leo P. Rooff in the 1970s declined extending I-380 to Cedar Falls by using the Federal Highway Administration's interstate substitution program; money that was earmarked for interstate highway construction could be used for other projects. Rooff wanted the money to be used for existing infrastructure, which was not in good condition.
The detour route will follow Northeast 36th Street, Highway 69/Ankeny Boulevard and Highway 210. Section of Interstate 35 to be closed overnight for bridge construction Skip to main content
Interstate 35 (I-35) is a north–south Interstate Highway in the United States that runs from Laredo, Texas, to Duluth, Minnesota. In Iowa , the highway runs from south to north through the center of the state, roughly parallel to U.S. Highway 69 (US 69) and US 65 .
Interstate 235 (I-235) in Iowa is an auxiliary Interstate Highway that runs just north of downtown Des Moines through the heart of the Des Moines metropolitan area. I-235 runs from the junction of I-35 and I-80 in West Des Moines to the separation of the same two Interstates in Ankeny. The highway is approximately 14 miles (23 km) long.