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...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 1, 2023 | News
The Iowa Department of Transportation is pulling its motor vehicle offices out of malls across the state. Customer Services Bureau director, Darcy Doty says some of the 18 offices where people get driver’s licenses were unreachable in closed shopping malls...
by Dar Danielson | Jul 12, 2023 | News
The rail traffic coming into Iowa is providing some mixed signals on economic conditions. The DOT’s Stuart Anderson says the volume of some items shipped by rail continues to increase. “Increased car loads in motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts,...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 25, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg isin eastern Iowa today, visiting two projects that have received federal grants from the infrastructure bill President Biden signed in 2021. The Eastern Iowa Airport got a $20 million grant. “The funding in this case...
by O. Kay Henderson | May 17, 2023 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government, Top Story
The nearly 100 officers in the Iowa DOT’s Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division will soon become part of the Iowa Highway Patrol. The switch takes effect July 1. Governor Kim Reynolds said it makes sense to have units with similar functions “under the same...