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Iowa City may let you hop on the bus for free

May 23, 2023 By Radio Iowa Contributor

Iowa City is considering making its buses free to ride. Transportation director Darian Nagle-Gamm hopes the move will help bring back pre-pandemic ridership “We think this could really make a difference. If you give people a service, a quality transportation service in town that they can just hop … [Read more...]

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Electric bikes and scooters may be the rage, but they can also be a menace

May 15, 2023 By Matt Kelley

National Bike to Work Week starts today  and the sudden proliferation of electric bikes, e-scooters and even e-skateboards is bringing a new series of risks and challenges -- as well as benefits. Cara Hamann, director of training and education at the Injury Prevention Research Center, based at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Recreation / Entertainment Tagged With: Transportation, University of Iowa

Draft of 5-year transportation plan now available for comment

May 11, 2023 By Dar Danielson

The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved a draft for the updated five-year construction and improvement plan. The DOT's Stuart Anderson says they had to deal with inflation and increases that made the dollars not stretch as far as they updated the plan. "So with those higher construction … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Transportation, Transportation

Some state road construction projects likely to be delayed by higher costs

April 12, 2023 By Dar Danielson

The Iowa Transportation Commission is considering delaying some projects in its five-year construction plan as inflation and other factors impact the costs of building and maintaining state roadways. The DOT's Stuart Anderson says they've been analyzing a lot of data as they prepare the plan for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Transportation, Transportation

DOT, AAA team up to push for better driving habits

March 22, 2023 By Dar Danielson

The Iowa Department of Transportation and AAA Iowa are working together to highlight the need for drivers to improve their habits to cut traffic fatalities. The DOT's Andrea Henry says part of the effort is their "What Drives You?" campaign. "What drives them to get home safely every night. So … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News Tagged With: Department of Transportation, Transportation

Stanhope Train Depot could be back home by June

March 17, 2023 By Radio Iowa Contributor

After nearly a year of fundraising efforts, the Stanhope Train Depot will be returning to that Hamilton County community this summer from the farm field where it's sat idle for some four decades. Rick Young is one of the organizers of the project which seeks to move the red, 140-year-old building … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, News Tagged With: Transportation

Iowa will see more train traffic after railroad merger approved

March 15, 2023 By Dar Danielson

The U.S. Surface Transportation Board today  approved the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads -- a move that eventually will triple train traffic through parts of eastern and southern Iowa. Board chair Martin Oberman talked about the decision in an online news … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Transportation

RISE grant approved for Plymouth County project, settlement reached with Burlington

March 15, 2023 By Dar Danielson

The state Transportation Commission has approved a grant to build a roadway into proposed plant at a site in Plymouth County south of Le Mars. Deb Arp of the DOT presented the proposal for what's called a RISE grant. "The proposed roadway provides improved access to the bioenergy facility -- a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Department of Transportation, Transportation

DOT to spend millions to repair roadway potholes caused by tough winter

March 15, 2023 By Dar Danielson

If you've hit some rough stretches on state highways recently, you are not alone. The Iowa Transportation Commission has approved amending its budget to spend $15 million on weather repairs. The DOT's Stuart Anderson says there's been an above-normal number of freeze-thaw cycles this winter that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Weather Tagged With: Department of Transportation, Transportation

Dubuque towboat to start early Mississippi navigation season

March 9, 2023 By Radio Iowa Contributor

An Iowa towboat is headed upstream from Dubuque and it appears there will be an early start to the navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. Al VanGuilder with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, says there are already some areas of open water at Lake Pepin along the Minnesota-Wisconsin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Transportation

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