by O. Kay Henderson | Apr 26, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
Fines will be increasing for motorists caught ignoring crossing gates and flashing lights and illegally driving across railroad tracks in 21 Iowa locations called “quiet zones.” Trains approaching railroad crossings in these zones are not required to sound...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Apr 10, 2024 | News
A DOT spokesman says progress is being made on the repairs to the Mississippi River bridge at Lansing that was closed February 25th after two piers shifted. The DOT’s Clayton Burke says good weather has allowed them to work on the problem piers. “We had...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 8, 2024 | News
The Iowa Department of Transportation has started work to repair the existing bridge over the Mississippi River from Lansing to Wisconsin. The bridge was closed on February 25th after it was discovered that two of the bridge piers had shifted. The DOT’s Clayton...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 27, 2024 | News
The Iowa Department of Transportation says it could take some time before the Mississippi River Bridge at Lansing is reopened to traffic. A DOT update today says engineers have found movement in two piers on the existing bridge. The movement is near the work zone area...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 14, 2024 | News, Recreation / Entertainment
Travel by planes and automobiles was up across Iowa in 2023. DOT spokesperson Stuart Anderson says airplane travel led the way. “We did end 2023 setting a record for passenger counts at our eight commercial service airports. With 4.6 million passengers, which...