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This new edition of the Iowa map shows 939 cities statewide, in addition to several hundred unincorporated areas. “There are no cities that were added and no cities were removed,” Hansen says.
VAN METER, Iowa — A reported crash along Interstate 80 west of Des Moines led to long traffic delays Friday evening. Traffic in westbound lanes of I-80 near Van Meter was blocked at around 5:30 ...
In its first year of the I-80 widening project, Iowa Department of Transportation crews started to grade and pave new westbound lanes and build new bridges. By 2026, westbound traffic will shift ...
The Iowa DOT is closing the on-ramp that goes from northbound Jordan Creek Parkway to eastbound Interstate 80 in West Des Moines for pavement work. The left lane on the ramp is already closed for ...
The agency plans to install barriers along I-80 between Des Moines and Davenport in the coming years, and on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids next year. The cost is about $65,000 per mile.
They include parts of Interstate 80, Iowa 44 and 141 and U.S. highways 20, 6 and 59. An update from the DOT at about 11 a.m. EST noted that travel was still not advised in much of the state.
UPDATE: Expect delays on Interstate 80 eastbound this afternoon while crews are putting out a semi-truck fire. The two right lanes of I-80 eastbound between I-235 and Exit 141 on the metro's east ...
Travel is still not advised in the area. Travel is still not advised on I-80 between Stuart and Avoca, but the interstate is no longer listed as impassable, according to the Iowa DOT.