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Group hopes to reinstate historic U.S. Highway 20 route in Iowa
A nonprofit organization hopes to designate the original 1926 alignment of Highway 20 in Iowa between Dubuque and Sioux City and is calling on local governments along the historic route to support the designation. Historic U.S. Route 20 Association President Bryan Farr tells KWWL that the movement is gaining traction among cities, towns and counties, with […]
October 12, 2017
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
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
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