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Photos of flooded or broken roads, bridges, and railroads from Iowa...
Photo gallery from Iowa DOT…includes photos from or near: Vinton /Iowa 150; Coralville / U.S. Highway 6; [Interstate] I-380 at mile marker 7; Fort Atkinson / Iowa 24 bridge; Iowa, Chicago and Eastern...
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GAZETTE ARCHIVES: Other Iowa City railroad bridge crashes on Iowa Avenue
Caution signs and chains warn motorists of a low clearance ahead on a railroad overpass on Iowa Avenue in Iowa City (May 1997)People walk past a truck wedged underneath the railroad bridge on Iowa...
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Ribbon-cuttings this week for new Cedar Rapids viaducts
A ribbon-cutting is slated Thursday for the new 33rd Avenue SW bridge, pictured here. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)Ribbon-cuttings are slated for this week to formally open two giant local road projects,...
View ArticleSome Iowa bridges sagging after heavy rains
The heavy rain and flooding this year have caused the condition of some bridges in Shelby County to deteriorate.Specifically, the bridges over a creek between Panama and Portsmouth suffered damage from...
View ArticleBridge closing diminishes travel options in Delaware County
The bridges of Delaware County continue to diminish.Two of the three Maquoketa River bridges linking southern and central Delaware County will be out of service effective Jan. 10 when the Bailey’s Ford...
View ArticleFamilies Watch Museum Move
Cedar Rapids – Many people flocked out to see the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library on the move.Bill Lee left his Missouri home Tuesday night at about midnight traveling nearly five...
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Bridge building process needs significant improvement
By Marv Rops—-The Gazette’s recent and past articles about bridges have been interesting and informative. These structures represent a significant part of vehicle transportation infrastructure...
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...
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Northeast Iowa teens charged after racial graffiti is found on three bridges
Graffiti was spray-painted on three bridges in Fayette and Bremer counties recently, authorities said. Three boys were charged in connection with the crimes Wednesday. (Courtesy: Fayette County...
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Not all Eastern Iowa communities want bridge funding
The Big Creek Road one-lane bridge over Big Creek is shown on Wednesday, July 3, 2013, in Bertram, Iowa. The bridge is near the top of a state bridge replacement program, but Bertram has turned down...
View ArticleIowa DOT chief: Not ready to endorse transportation revenue option
AMES – Iowa’s transportation chief said Tuesday he has had positive discussions with state legislators and stakeholder groups about possible options to generate more revenue to address critical...
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Road problems await fixes
By Tod Bowman—- Iowa’s roads and bridges are in bad shape. That can make businesses hesitant to locate or expand here and hinders efforts to grow our economy and create more good jobs.It’s a problem...
View ArticleOur take on 2014
By The Gazette Editorial Board—– We’ll soon close the book on 2013. And that means cracking the cover on 2014.What will the new year bring? It’s always tough to predict. But we can list what we’d like...
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