Tag: Iowa Department of Transportation

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PennDOT gearing up for 3D design, digital bids on construction projects

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation plans to allow 3D designs and digital bids on transportation construction projects by 2025. Details here.

August 27, 2020

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States win $8 million in FHWA grants to study innovative roadwork techniques

Accelerated bridge construction, ultra-high-performance concrete and a robotic crash truck are a few of the roadwork innovations some states and local governments will be using this year, thanks to $8 million in federal grants. The Federal Highway Administration announced the grants for state and local governments in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, […]

January 29, 2020

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USDOT announces recipients of Competitive Highway Bridge Program grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced 20 bridge projects that will be the first recipients of a portion of $225 million in Competitive Highway Bridge Program grants to fund bridge improvement and replacement in rural areas, Transport Topics reports. “This $225 million in federal funding will enable 18 states to make vital upgrades to select […]

September 23, 2019

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Iowa DOT plans grade-separated bridges at interchange in Floyd

The Iowa DOT wants to begin construction on an interchange with the Avenue of the Saints and US 218/Quarry Road in Floyd, Iowa, by 2021, KIMT 3 News reports. The plan is to have the Avenue of the Saints pass over US 218/Quarry Road on two grade-separated bridges, with extended on/off ramps. At-grade crossings into […]

July 30, 2019

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Iowa DOT reduced number of structurally deficient bridges to 46 by end of 2018

Iowa has been ranked as one of the worst states for structurally deficient bridges; however, the Iowa Dept. of Transportation is actively working to fix it.

December 13, 2018

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Iowa DOT selling out tours of I-74 bridge project

IDOT is offering tours of the Interstate 74 bridge being built over the Mississippi River. More about the billion dollar bridge and tours on Equipment World.

September 11, 2018

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Drone footage details IDOT progress on I-74 Mississippi River bridge

Check out the drone video that provides a close-up look at the new Interstate 74 bridge project over the Mississippi River.

June 26, 2018

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Iowa plans to spend $3.4 billion on highways and bridges in next five years

In a new five-year plan, the Iowa Department of Transportation plans to invest more than $1 billion in state-owned bridges out of a total $3.4 billion for highway right-of-way and construction projects. Over the last few years, the number of structurally deficient bridges on the state highway system has been reduced from 256 in 2006 […]

May 11, 2018

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A 3D virtual reality view of the future I-74 Mississippi River Bridge

Though the I-74 Mississippi River Bridge between Iowa and Illinois is still three years from completion, people can now see what it will be like to actually drive across the future span. The Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa State University have collaborated to create a virtual reality video that not only shows what it […]

March 1, 2018

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Iowa DOT says I-74 bridge project on track, with parts ahead of schedule

During the first of many project updates, the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) told the Davenport City Council that all parts of the new Interstate 74 bridge project spanning the Mississippi River are on track or ahead of schedule, even though it doesn’t look like much is going on, the Quad-City Times reports. Most […]

December 5, 2017

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Crowded rest areas prompt states to help truckers find parking spaces

Eight Midwestern states have joined together to try to solve the lack of available parking for long-haul truckers. The goal is to establish an app that truckers could access to find parking spots in rest areas and truck stops. The technology is now needed more than ever as a federal law takes effect in December […]

November 9, 2017

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Trump to nominate former IDOT chief Trombino to head FHWA

President Trump announced plans to nominate Paul Trombino III to be head of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), The Gazette reports. Trombino headed the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) for five years before resigning in November 2016 to become president of McClure Engineering. At the Iowa DOT, Trombino was responsible for a $1 billion annual budget, 9,400 […]

September 15, 2017