The Iowa Transportation Commission recently approved the state’s transportation improvement program.
June 16, 2020Iowa
Government, Business, Safety 
Under the plan, work will continue on the Interstate 74 bridge, which spans the Mississippi River and connects Davenport, Iowa, and Moline, Ill. (CTF83!/Wikicommons)
Iowa Transportation Commission Approves Five-Year Plan
Under the plan, work will continue on the Interstate 74 bridge, which spans the Mississippi River and connects Davenport, Iowa, and Moline, Ill. (CTF83!/Wikicommons) Government, Business, Fuel 
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Trump’s Biofuel Plan Triggers Political Fallout in Farm Country
Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s decision to defend the U.S. government’s power to broadly exempt oil refineries from biofuel-blending requirements is triggering a backlash in Iowa and other states that are top producers of ethanol and the corn used to make it.
March 6, 2020 Business 
The Walcott Truckers Jamboree will be held at the Iowa 80 Truckstop. (Iowa 80 Group)
Walcott Truckers Jamboree to Welcome Over 40,000 Attendees
The Walcott Truckers Jamboree will be held at the Iowa 80 Truckstop. (Iowa 80 Group)The 40th anniversary event will be held July 11-13 at the Iowa 80 Truckstop, I-80 Exit 284. Festivities will include concerts, carnival games, firework shows, an antique truck display and a super truck beauty contest.
July 10, 2019 Government, Safety 
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Iowa Transportation Commission Approves Five-Year Improvement Plan
Iowa highway by Tony Webster/FlickrThe Iowa Transportation Commission approved the state Department of Transportation’s outline for projects that will be conducted over the next several years.
June 18, 2018 Government, Safety 
Construction on the I-74 bridge. (I-74 Mississippi Bridge)
Iowa DOT’s Five-Year Transportation Plan Targets Interstates, Bridges
Construction on the I-74 bridge. (I-74 Mississippi Bridge)Iowa Department of Transportation officials have unveiled a $3.4 billion plan to support roadway and bridge projects over the next five years.
May 11, 2018 Government, Business 
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I-74 Bridge Replacement Aims to Ease Mobility in Quad Cities Corridor
CTF83!/WikicommonsThe Interstate 74 bridge replacement, a tandem project of the Iowa and Illinois departments of transportation, will increase capacity and facilitate mobility on an important corridor that links the two states.
February 5, 2018 Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, TCA
Iowa DOT Seeks Volunteers for Self-Driving Car Research
Some of Iowa’s leaders in automated vehicle research are seeking volunteers to help test the results of high-definition mapping and data collection.
October 10, 2017 TCA 
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Iowa Transportation Budget Draws Unanimous Support
Drew Tarvin/Flickr DES MOINES, Iowa — As budget bills go, the Iowa Department of Transportation's $384 million operations budget is “fairly non-con,” Rep. Dennis Cohoon, the ranking Democrat on the transportation appropriations subcommittee, told colleagues April 11.
April 12, 2017 Government 
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Iowa Finalizes First Freight Plan
Sean Hobson/Flickr State transportation officials hope Iowa’s first freight plan will provide the guidelines necessary to manage a growing industry of airplanes, trains and semi-trailers.
July 28, 2016 Government 
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Iowa Lawmakers Cut $4.85 Million From DOT Budget, Half of Original Target
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg NewsAfter threatening to slash $9.7 million from the Iowa Department of Transportation’s operating budget, the state’s Legislature voted April 29 to slice that figure in half to $4.85 million before adjourning for the year.
May 2, 2016