Transportation

The eastbound Interstate 80 exit ramp to U.S. 65/U.S. 6/Hubbell Avenue will close from  11 p.m. Sunday to May 21 for reconstruction, the Iowa Department of Transportation announced. Motorists traveling from eastbound I-80 to Hubbell Avenue will …

Des Moines International Airport is supporting an increase in passenger fees that would help plug a $200 million gap in financing for a new terminal and related construction at the Des Moines facility. Congress is …

Airports are lobbying Congress to raise the facility fees paid by passengers to as much as $8.50 from the 15-year-old cap of $4.50, CNNMoney.com reported. The additional funds would help pay for things like better terminals and …

The number of passengers arriving at or departing from Des Moines International Airport grew by 1.1 percent in February, to 170,856 from 169,063. The biggest gainer among the carriers in February was Delta Air Lines …

The Iowa Transportation Commission found $33 million in uses during the 2015 fiscal year for the 10-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax increase that took effect March 1.

At its meeting today in Ames, the commission approved …

Uber received a long-anticipated green light to legally operate on Des Moines streets Monday, The Des Moines Register reported. The City Council approved the new regulations after the final reading of a simplified vehicle-for-hire ordinance that will …

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) today started providing bus arrival and departure information by mobile app, text message and automated phone system, The free mobile app, onTime Transit, provides access to real-time schedule information. …

Forty-five of the 405 bridges in the Des Moines metropolitan area have been deemed “structurally deficient,” according to a report released today by the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization.

The “Quality of Our …

Jackie Johnsrud, president and CEO of Johnsrud Transport Inc. in Des Moines, has been elected board chairman of the Iowa Motor Truck Association, which lobbies for the industry’s interests. The association, formed in 1942, represents …