AABP EP Awards 728x90

Transportation

DSC 6869

More than a quarter of U.S. major urban roads poor

While Iowa looks to restore hundreds of miles of pavement using new gas-tax receipts, the transportation research group TRIP finds that a quarter of major urban roads in the United States are in substandard or poor condition.…

DSC 6869

DOT: Use both lanes of Highway 141 on-ramp

The Iowa Department of Transportation has installed signs it hopes will persuade motorists to do something they have largely been unwilling to do: use both lanes of the expanded on-ramp from southbound Iowa 141 to …

DSC 6869

DOT advances ramp plans for HIghway 141, 100th Street, Meredith Drive

The Iowa Department of Transportation has finished its draft justification reportthat calls for a northbound flyover ramp at the interchange of Iowa 141 and Interstate 80/35. Plans also call for a new interchange at 100th Street, …

DSC 6869

Airport board gives Guard more time

The Des Moines International Airport board today chose to give the National Guard Bureau a pointed statement rather than a lease termination.

 

But the panel made it clear in a statement that its patience …

DSC 6869

Airport board approves airline incentives

The Des Moines International Airport board approved incentives of up to $250,000 for airlines that add new service, if they meet a range of conditions. The money would help promote the new service and cover …

DSC 6869

State releases new bike map

The Iowa Department of Transportation has issued a new map of recreational trails and bike routes. Insets of Iowa’s 16 largest cities are included. DOT reminds Iowans that a bicyclist riding on a public road …

DSC 6869

As Des Moines airiport tries to add flights, American Airlines pulls back expansion plans

American Airlines Group Inc. on Friday scaled back its plans to add seats in the United States, Reuters reported.

 

That’s potentially bad news for Des Moines International Airport, which steadily tries to add flights …

DSC 6869

New leg of Southeast Connector opens today

The Southeast Connector project reaches another milestone today with the opening of the segment of Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway from Southeast Ninth Street to Southeast 15th Street. The roadway opened to traffic at 9 …

DSC 6869

Iowa DOT chief predicts fewer roads, lights up national blogosphere

Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, has told audiences for months that Iowa can’t afford to maintain every road now in the system and needs to set priorities on which pavement to …

DSC 6869

Windsor Heights adopts ‘complete streets’ policy

The Windsor Heights City Council on Monday adopted a ‘complete streets’ policy to help guide street projects so the routes are safe for drivers, walkers, bicyclists, bus riders and those who use mobility aids. Des Moines, Carlisle …