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Floodwaters from the Missouri River encroach on Interstate 680 in Iowa. The DOT closed I-680 west of I-29 and I-29 from Council Bluffs to the I-29/880 interchange.
The Iowa Department of Transportation is closing Interstate 29 north of Council Bluffs from 25th Street to the I-29/880 interchange near Loveland at approximately 11 a.m. It also is closing the ...
The Iowa Department of Transportation announced Interstate 29 is expected to partially open starting Wednesday, July 3. ... Rapids is still closed due to flooding. US Highway 18 is still closed in ...
Interstate 29 (I-29) is an Interstate Highway in the Midwestern United States. I-29 runs from Kansas City, Missouri , at a junction with I-35 and I-70 , to the Canada–US border near Pembina, North Dakota , where it connects with Manitoba Provincial Trunk Highway 75 (PTH 75), which continues on to Winnipeg . [ 2 ]
In the US state of Iowa, Interstate 29 (I-29) is a north–south Interstate Highway which closely parallels the Missouri River. I-29 enters Iowa from Missouri near Hamburg and heads to the north-northwest through the Omaha–Council Bluffs and the Sioux City areas. It exits the state by crossing the Big Sioux River into South Dakota.
As flood waters started to recede by late August, flood damage to Interstate highways 29 and 680 north of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was reported as extensive. Discounting the interstate system flood damage to county roads in Pottawattamie County alone was expected to amount to $40 million in repair costs. [49]
In other areas where the interstate remained open, water crept toward the road. Howley, who has lived there for 33 years, said she has a growing concern over more frequent severe flooding around I-29.
Interstate 29 was closed in March, and again in May, from Council Bluffs to the Missouri state border and from there to St. Joseph, Missouri, [40] [41] [42] with portions of the interstate under 15 ft (4.6 m) of water. [citation needed] On September 20, sections of Interstate-680 and Interstate 29 were once again closed due to Missouri River ...