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April 21 2018 Vol. XX • No. 8
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Billion-Dollar Freeway in Iowa Progresses By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Long-Awaited ‘Eagles Nest’ Work Soon to Be Complete...8
IAAP Holds 50th Anniversary Convention in Springfield, Ill....24
Construction teams in Iowa continue making progress on a dual, divided freeway that will separate through-traffic on I-80 from motorists traveling on I-29, destined for Council Bluffs. The project, which creates I-80 express lanes and I-80/I-29 local lanes, was designed to keep motorists moving during lane closures, maintenance and other interruptions. “During the Tier 1 evaluation of highway design alternatives, it was determined that a dual, divided freeway should be constructed along the 3-mile overlapping section of I-80 /I-29 between the west system interchange and the east system interchange,” said Scott Schram, P.E., Iowa DOT, District 4 engineer. see BILLION page 80
IOWA DOT PHOTO
Construction teams in Iowa continue making progress on a dual, divided freeway that will separate through-traffic on I-80 from motorists traveling on I-29, destined for Council Bluffs.
Border Wall Reinforcement Under Way see WALL page 92
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The new wall rises in the background. The “X” shaped vehicular barrier was all that existed in this stretch of the border in New Mexico. Luby Equipment Takes Customers ‘Out to the Ballgame’...34
Table of Contents................ 4 Paving Section............ 37-48 Skid Steers, Compact Track Loaders & Attachments Section..........................49-73
Transportation Department Plans Multiple Projects
Parts Section.................... 86
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa transportation officials plan to make a near-record $779 million in statewide road improvements for the upcoming construction season. The largest project involves widening 40 miles of U.S. Highway 20 in northwest Iowa from two lanes up to four lanes, the Des Moines Register reported. The $286 million project is
Auction Section.......... 90-97 Business Calendar............ 94 Advertisers Index.............. 98
expected to be completed this fall. Commercial and industrial development along the route is expected to increase after highway completion, said Shirley Phillips, president of the U.S. 20 Highway Association, a corridor advocacy group. “We are thrilled,” Phillips said. A 10-cent per gallon state tax increase on
gasoline and diesel fuel that took effect in 2015 has generated an additional $200 million annually for Iowa road projects, said Stuart Anderson, director of the state Department of Transportation’s Planning, Programming and Modal Division. The state spent the most on highway projects see PROJECTS page 25