The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is reporting that it will be closing the Interstate 29/680 interchange near Loveland at 6 p.m. today.
This will result in closures being placed at the following locations.
· I-680 west- and eastbound from milepost 21 near Beebeetown (Pottawattamie/Harrison County Road L-34) to the I-29/680 interchange (milepost 71 near Loveland).
· I-29 south- and northbound lanes from the I-29/680 interchange to the I-29/U.S. 30 interchange (milepost 75 near Missouri Valley).
Local and I-29 regional corridor traffic (Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota)
· Follow the posted local detours or call the Iowa DOT's flood hotline at 1-866-452-8510 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily for personal traveler assistance.
· After hours, call 511 (in Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (out of state) for a recorded message of closed roads.
· View the flooded Iowa roads map for road closures, detours and areas at risk of flooding - http://tinyurl.com/3o2mtlp
National interstate travelers
For interstate travelers planning to use I-29 simply to travel through Iowa, the Iowa DOT suggests selection of an interstate route that avoids the flood-warned area along the Missouri River corridor entirely. Travelers can utilize any of the other interstate routes that remain available.
Interstate routes not expected to be impacted by flood waters:
· I-80 from east to west across the entire state
· I-35 from north to south across the entire state
· I-235 in Des Moines metro area
· I-380 from Iowa City to Waterloo
· I-74 and I-280 in the Quad Cities
· I-480 bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha
I-29 remains vulnerable to additional closures due to the flooding. After the I-29/680 interchange is closed, I-29 will be closed from milepost 55 in Council Bluffs to milepost 75 near Missouri Valley.
Key traveler information resources:
· Iowa DOT's flood information call center 866-452-8510, open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, speak to an operator for travel assistance
· Road condition information 24 hours a day: visit www.511ia.org, or call 511 (in Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (outside of the state) for a recorded message of road closures
· Iowa DOT on Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/iowadot/
· View the flooded Iowa roads map for road closures, detours and areas at risk of flooding - http://tinyurl.com/3o2mtlp
To all you Big houses have fun navagating the Dirt and Gravel Roads running down the foot Hills after you get off of HWY 75 that runs north and south from Sioux city to Onawa then ya gona have to run the Brown grade to the foot hills or Your going to have to run 75 to 175 then down the foot Hills.
I suspect the Brown Grade will be underwater soon thats south of Onawa.
PSS
Vice being OOS end of July to middle AUG
that date has been moved up thanks to the limited amount of Freight being moved and 1 run ta maybe 2 runs a week.
This month into next we will be taking our Vacation for 3 weeks.
Since the Freight dying and we not doing nothing here and we got things to do at the home slice. So As I always told the troops not doing nothing, well dont do it here go to the House.
Taken my own Advice.
The limited freight backfired this time.
Peace
See ya in Western Iowa.
This will result in closures being placed at the following locations.
· I-680 west- and eastbound from milepost 21 near Beebeetown (Pottawattamie/Harrison County Road L-34) to the I-29/680 interchange (milepost 71 near Loveland).
· I-29 south- and northbound lanes from the I-29/680 interchange to the I-29/U.S. 30 interchange (milepost 75 near Missouri Valley).
Local and I-29 regional corridor traffic (Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota)
· Follow the posted local detours or call the Iowa DOT's flood hotline at 1-866-452-8510 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily for personal traveler assistance.
· After hours, call 511 (in Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (out of state) for a recorded message of closed roads.
· View the flooded Iowa roads map for road closures, detours and areas at risk of flooding - http://tinyurl.com/3o2mtlp
National interstate travelers
For interstate travelers planning to use I-29 simply to travel through Iowa, the Iowa DOT suggests selection of an interstate route that avoids the flood-warned area along the Missouri River corridor entirely. Travelers can utilize any of the other interstate routes that remain available.
Interstate routes not expected to be impacted by flood waters:
· I-80 from east to west across the entire state
· I-35 from north to south across the entire state
· I-235 in Des Moines metro area
· I-380 from Iowa City to Waterloo
· I-74 and I-280 in the Quad Cities
· I-480 bridge between Council Bluffs and Omaha
I-29 remains vulnerable to additional closures due to the flooding. After the I-29/680 interchange is closed, I-29 will be closed from milepost 55 in Council Bluffs to milepost 75 near Missouri Valley.
Key traveler information resources:
· Iowa DOT's flood information call center 866-452-8510, open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, speak to an operator for travel assistance
· Road condition information 24 hours a day: visit www.511ia.org, or call 511 (in Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (outside of the state) for a recorded message of road closures
· Iowa DOT on Twitter- http://twitter.com/#!/iowadot/
· View the flooded Iowa roads map for road closures, detours and areas at risk of flooding - http://tinyurl.com/3o2mtlp
To all you Big houses have fun navagating the Dirt and Gravel Roads running down the foot Hills after you get off of HWY 75 that runs north and south from Sioux city to Onawa then ya gona have to run the Brown grade to the foot hills or Your going to have to run 75 to 175 then down the foot Hills.
I suspect the Brown Grade will be underwater soon thats south of Onawa.
PSS
Vice being OOS end of July to middle AUG
that date has been moved up thanks to the limited amount of Freight being moved and 1 run ta maybe 2 runs a week.
This month into next we will be taking our Vacation for 3 weeks.
Since the Freight dying and we not doing nothing here and we got things to do at the home slice. So As I always told the troops not doing nothing, well dont do it here go to the House.
Taken my own Advice.
The limited freight backfired this time.
Peace
See ya in Western Iowa.
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