State transportation leaders get up-close of Highway 100 extension
A rare visit to Cedar Rapids by the Iowa Transportation Commission Tuesday gave local leaders perhaps their best chance yet to pitch plans for a Tower Terrace Road interchange, Mount-Vernon-Lisbon...
View ArticleFunding cut leaves Highway 100 extension, Highway 30 widening out of plan
Three major highway construction projects in Eastern Iowa and one in western Iowa don’t get construction funds in the state’s draft five-year transportation program because of a reduction in federal...
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Cedar Rapids woman sees funding challenges ahead as new Transportation...
Amy Reasner, new Iowa Transportation Commission chairEven though Amy Reasner of Cedar Rapids is glad to be the new chair of the Iowa Transportation Commission, she has to admit that the timing...
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Debt ceiling bill could squeeze Iowa highway construction
Construction crews work on a road project on Highway 13, from U.S. 151 to County Home Road in Linn County in June. (Ellen Reiss/The Gazette)The new chairwoman of the Iowa Transportation Commission is...
View ArticleWhat road to take
By The Gazette Editorial Board—Iowa already cannot meet many of its transportation infrastructure needs. Amy Reasner says things will get even worse if federal highway funding for states is cut 25...
View ArticleIowa Farm Bureau supports increase in gas tax
One day after an advisory panel recommended an increase in the state’s gasoline tax to generate more revenue for critical transportation need, the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation threw its support behind...
View ArticleCRANDIC to begin $6 million Iowa River bridge project in 2012
More than $6 million in bridge upgrades and replacement work will begin next year on the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City (CRANDIC) Railway’s Iowa River crossings near Homestead.The CRANDIC is a short line...
View ArticleGrant boosts plans for MediRevv’s new Coralville facility
The City of Coralville has been awarded a $154,734 state grant to provide access for a new MediRevv Inc. facility expected to bring 53 new jobs.The Iowa Transportation Commission Tuesday approved the...
View ArticleIowa Transportation Commission to meet Tuesday in Ames
AMES, Iowa – Feb. 10, 2012 – The Iowa Transportation Commission (Commission) will hold its next business meeting Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters’...
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State funds go to Eastern Iowa airports
A state grant will help pay for renovations to The Eastern Iowa Airport's passenger terminal lobby.DES MOINES — The Iowa Transportation Commission on Tuesday approved $5.6 million for improvements at...
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Coralville gets $1.6M road grant
The city of Coralville has been awarded a $1.6 million state grant for roadway improvements to the site of a $12 million facility planned by Sedgwick Claims Management Services.The Iowa Transportation...
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Long-delayed, $200 million Highway 100 extension project begins
Matt Dicken with Ricklefs Excavating of Anamosa, Iowa, tamps soil around buried barrier material as he and Mark Holthaus build a barrier to protect a pond where several endangered Blanding's turtles...
View ArticleState approves grant for Iowa City office park project
The first portion of a long-delayed 243-acre office park development on the northeast side of Iowa City appears to be moving forward with the approval of a state grant for construction of an access...
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville receive bus funding
The Iowa Transportation Commission on Tuesday approved more than $6.3 million in funding to support public transit projects, including nearly $2 million to replace buses in Cedar Rapids, Coralville and...
View ArticleIowa Transportation Commission members planning Washington trip
Members of the Iowa Transportation Commission will travel to Washington, D.C., Wednesday and Thursday, April 24 and 25, to meet with members of Iowa’s congressional delegation and U.S. Department of...
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Marion receives $1 million for roundabout
The City of Marion received $1 million from the Iowa Transportation Commission Tuesday, as part of the state's $2.6 billion five-year highway program, for a proposed roundabout, similar to this one in...
View ArticleState approves funding for Corridor airport projects
AMES — The Iowa Transportation Commission on Tuesday approved $5.9 million worth of projects for the State Aviation Program for fiscal year 2014, including projects totaling $430,000 at The Eastern...
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