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According to Iowa DOT construction manager Linda Narigon, the project calls for lowering I-80 on the west side of I-380 about 7 ft., and raising it on the east side of I-380 about the same amount: 7 ft. The grade changes made it difficult to maintain traffic.
By Lori Lovely CEG CORRESPONDENT
GIE+Expo Returns to Louisville for 2021 Show...18
Table of Contents ................4 Aggregate & Recycling Section..........................51-64 Attachments & Parts Section ......................................65-70
The junction of Interstate 80, Interstate 380 and U.S. 218 in Johnson County is one of the busiest interchanges in eastern central Iowa. Known as the Systems Interchange and located within the cities of Coralville and Tiffin, it predominantly serves the greater Iowa City metropolitan area and is a major crossroads for freight haulers as well as local commuters. Traffic numbers have continuously risen from 90,000 vehicles and 15,000 freight trucks per day in 2017 to 100,000 vehicles and 17,000
freight trucks a day in 2020. The average daily traffic count is projected to rise to 84,900 vehicles on I-80, 92,300 on I-380 and 81,100 on U.S. 218 by 2045. With heavy volume come delays and crashes. The existing interchange is outdated and lacks the capacity to handle projected traffic growth. Because it plays such a vital role in transportation and economics, the Iowa Department of Transportation has decided to address the issue through a dramatic redesign and reconstruction intended to allow the interchange to continue to serve a growing population safely.
“The I-80/I-380 Systems Interchange Project is a comprehensive redesign that will improve travel in the area, making it easier and safer to get where you’re going,” said Catherine Cutler, transportation planner of Iowa DOT. It also is expected to spur economic development in the area. “This project is one of our top priorities.” Improving Flow The Systems Interchange Project has two goals: to expand capacity and increase safety. This infrastructure project will improve regional and interstate travel by replacing all four loops see INTERCHANGE page 36
Experts Discuss Tips to Keep the Cash Flowing Contractors Increasingly Adopt Technology in Their Quest to Be Paid in Time, On Time
Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................71-77
By Lucy Perry
Business Calendar ............92
ic, materials prices and supply bottlenecks. This year’s cash flow and payment report from Levelset found that only one in 10 contractors get paid in full. Cash flow is always an issue in the construction There are ways to reduce the time and effort you put business, but this year it’s magnified by the pandem- into chasing payments — if you’re ready to adopt technology. That one in 10 represents a 75 Third-party payment services can mitigate the bottlenecks in
Advertisers Index ..............94
materials procurement and logistics. The sooner the contractor can acquire inventory the cheaper the future project will be.
CEG CORRESPONDENT
Snow & Ice Section ....78-83 Auction Section ..........86-95
see MONEY page 46
