by Radio Iowa Contributor | Oct 18, 2023 | News, Weather
The calendar says we’re in the middle of autumn but it’s now wintertime, at least according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Craig Bargfrede, the DOT’s winter operations administrator, says they’ve been planning for the cold weather driving season...
by Dar Danielson | Oct 16, 2023 | News
The Transportation Commission has approved moving ahead with plans to use federal money to install more electric car chargers along the interstate highway system. The DOT’s Stuart Anderson says the next step is to get documents ready. “So these are the...
by Dar Danielson | Sep 13, 2023 | News
The director of the Iowa DOT says the report by American Road and Transportation Builders Association ranking Iowa number one in poor bridges doesn’t tell the whole story. Director Scott Marler says there are 4,558 structurally deficient bridges or poor bridges...
by Dar Danielson | Sep 12, 2023 | News, Weather
The number of train cars carrying grain across he state dropped in July. The DOT’s Stuart Anderson told the Transportation Commission today that July continues what has been a downward trend. “Which is indicative of reduced grain exports, which were served...
by Dar Danielson | Aug 16, 2023 | News
The remains of the old I-74 bridge bridge over the Mississippi River between Bettendorf and Moline, Illinois will go out with a bang. The DOT’s Ahmad Abu Afifeh says demolition experts will topple the towers and suspension cables of the westbound side of the old...