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DOT warns that growth of electric cars could jeopardize Iowa’s road fund

Cedar Rapids Gazette: In about 20 years, the growing use of electric vehicles could take a quarter-billion-dollar-a-year hit on a state fund relied upon to finance better roads, the Iowa Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Iowa’s …

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Study: Truckload of cash paid to drivers

Iowa’s trucking industry pays $4.3 billion in wages for 98,540 jobs, new data from the American Transportation Research Institute and the Iowa Motor Carriers Foundation show. The Iowa trucking industry pays over $4.3 billion in …

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Iowa Supreme Court again sides with Cedar Rapids on speed cameras

Cedar Rapids Gazette: While many view Cedar Rapids’ automated traffic cameras as unforgiving speed traps that deprive citizens the chance to plead their case to a live ticket-writing officer, the program does not violate motorists’ due …

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DOT seeks comments on Greater Des Moines travel needs

The Iowa Department of Transportation will be hosting an online public meeting to provide information on Greater Des Moines traffic planning and to seek comment on travel needs in the area. The meeting will be available between …

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FAA looks into new tower at Des Moines airport

The Federal Aviation Administration has begun what usually is a five- to 10-year process that could end with Des Moines International Airport getting a new flight control tower, or an overhaul of the current one. …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Need to go to London for the day? Supersonic travel returning

When I was reporting for the Des Moines Register in 1985, I wrote a story about Omaha-based Godfather’s Pizza magnate Willy Theisen’s $500,000 40th birthday celebration trip to London aboard the supersonic Concorde with nearly …

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Quad City airport passenger numbers up 17 percent in December

Quad-City Times: The Quad City International Airport ended 2018 on a high note. The number of total passengers was up 17 percent in December, Executive Director Ben Leischner told the Rock Island County Metropolitan Airport Authority …

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New IDOT system will help Iowa truck drivers find parking across the state

Quad-City Times: Truck drivers crossing Iowa’s interstates will soon be able to find a parking spot for their big rigs. Known as Trucks Park Here, a high-tech system by the Idaho Department of Transportation will gather …

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Airport breaks passenger record

Des Moines International Airport drew 2.77 million passengers in 2018, breaking the record set the previous year by 7.6 percent. The previous record was approximately 2.58 million, which was 3.8 percent over 2016.

For the …

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Airport board seeks commercial development ideas

The Des Moines Airport Authority Board today voted to officially ask developers for proposals to develop some parcels on the airport grounds, many of them along Fleur Drive and on the south edge of the …