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Roadbuilding
FHWA and 6 states collaborate on pollinator habitat for Monarch butterflies
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and DOTs in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have agreed to improve pollinator habitat along Interstate 35, which follows a migratory corridor for the Monarch butterfly. The Monarch butterflies’ birth and egg-laying cycles take them on a route from Canada to Mexico, a roughly 2,000-mile trek. The land […]
June 3, 2016
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT proposes $3.5 billion, 5-year construction plan
The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) has proposed a $3.5 billion, five-year construction plan to maintain and upgrade the state’s 8,871 miles of state and federal highways and 4,103 bridges, the Des Moines Register reports. More than $1.6 billion is scheduled for stewardship programs—including safety, maintenance, and modernizing the existing road system—and $1.2 billion will be spent […]
May 17, 2016
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT first in U.S. to test sensors that detect, warn drivers of icy road conditions
A staffer for Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson died after a wreck on an icy Iowa road last week, but the state is testing a new tool that could help to curtail similar wrecks in the future. KCCI reported the Iowa Department of Transportation is the first DOT in the country to test a new warning system called […]
January 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT seeks $9.7 million to avoid losing even more staff members
The Iowa Department of Transportation has lost 500 employees since 2011, and the department is asking for $9.7 million to prevent things from getting even more out of hand. The Gazette has reported that Iowa DOT Director Paul Trombino said the funds are need to help keep the department stabilized. Trombino said the state Legislature […]
January 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Iowa Department of Transportation begins using new EAM software
The Iowa Department of Transportation has begun to use AssetWorks integrated enterprise asset management software and fleet management solutions. According to a press release, IDOT will be using the new AssetWorks software to manage its fleet facilities and warehouse inventory operations. IDOT decided to use AssetWorks EAM software after an evaluation process of several solutions to replace […]
December 23, 2015
Roadbuilding
Sticking Point: Endangered cacti cause rerouting of road construction in Iowa
The plans for a road set to be built in Iowa had to be changed recently because of endangered cacti growing along the planned route. The Sioux City Journal reported the Iowa Department of Natural Resources decided to accept a plan to build around the field south of Sioux City to protect the more than 100 bigroot prickly pear cactus plants […]
October 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
Man gets 12 years in prison for shooting at Iowa DOT officer
An 18-year-old man who shot an Iowa Department of Transportation officer was sentenced to 12 years in prison Monday. According to KCCI, Chauncy Jewett was being pursued by Iowa DOT officer Derek Floerchinger on Interstate 29. The DOT officer saw Jewett lean his head out of his car during the chase and then he heard something hit […]
September 16, 2015
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT workers begin testing digital driver’s license app
Upwards of 100 workers from the Iowa Department of Transportation have become among the first in the nation to test out digital driver’s licenses. KCRG reported the workers will get a trial of the new app-based digital license on their state-issued smartphones over 90 days to see if they might be a viable replacement to the old […]
August 31, 2015
Safety
Worker killed in trench collapse on Iowa jobsite
A worker was killed on an Iowa jobsite was killed last week in a trench accident. According to a report from the Des Moines Register, an unidentified worker about 10 feet deep inside a trench in Fort Dodge when it collapsed on top of him. The man worked for Fort Dodge-based Riley-Armstrong Plumbing & Heating. He was pronounced […]
August 19, 2015
Roadbuilding
Five state DOTs win 2015 Mid America regional America’s Transportation Awards
The Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Ohio transportation departments were presented with America’s Transportation Awards during the Mid America Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (MAASTO) annual meeting Aug. 11. Awards were given to seven projects spread across three categories: Best Use of Innovation, Under Budget and Quality of Life/Community Development. The American Association […]
August 12, 2015
Roadbuilding
‘Knee-high’ swarm of mayflies causes bridge in Iowa to close
It took snow plows to clear an Iowa bridge of the unending swarm of mayflies that covered and eventually closed the bridge on July 18. Sabula Police Reserve Officer Stephen Thayer told WQAD that the bugs were piled knee-high in front of cars trying to pass by during the night. The plague-like swarm even caused two […]
July 27, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker run over by SUV inside cemetery work zone after telling driver to turn around
A construction worker on a resurfacing project in Iowa said he was intentionally hit by a motorist recently when he told the driver to turn around upon nearing the work zone. According to a report from KCCI TV, 49-year-old Andrew Robinette was working on a road resurfacing project the afternoon of June 29 inside a Des […]
July 13, 2015
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