Early Consensus Shows Roundabouts to be Best Solution at High Traffic Sioux County Intersections
At last week’s Sioux County Board of Supervisors meeting, representatives from the Iowa Department of Transportation outlined early discussions on potential safety upgrades at two of the county’s most dangerous […]
Iowa DOT Taking Comments On 2027 Highway 9 Work Near Rock Rapids
The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking public input on a planned culvert replacement project along Highway 9, about two miles east of Rock Rapids—or roughly 1.4 miles west of […]
Officials Remind Drivers to Stop for School Buses
This week is National School Bus Safety Week, and both local and state officials are reminding drivers to always prioritize safety when approaching a stopped school bus. It’s illegal in […]
The wheels on the bus go round and round…
It’s illegal in every state to pass a school bus while the stop-arm is extended and the red lights are flashing.
Sioux Center’s Highway 75 Project Advancing Despite Wet Weather
Sioux Center’s Highway 75 reconstruction is making strong progress this August, with crews tackling everything from paving to underground infrastructure and pedestrian improvements. Northbound and southbound lanes have now been […]
Are We There Yet?
As kids, road trips are when we learn how to convert gazillions of miles into hours, and how to gut out long drives with mom’s road games, dad’s jokes, sibling […]
Iowa DOT Observes National Work Zone Awareness Week
With the extensive road construction currently underway in Northwest Iowa, this is a good reminder to be alert, slow down, and respect the construction workers. The Iowa Department of Transportation […]
Iowa Transportation Commission to meet April 8 in Sioux Center
AMES, Iowa – March 12, 2025 – The Iowa Transportation Commission will hold a public input meeting in Sioux Center at the Terrace View Event Center, 230 St. Andrews Way […]
Study to look at train crossing in Merrill
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration has awarded over $15 million to three rail projects in Iowa as part of a massive $1.1 billion Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant […]