Tag: Iowa

February 21, 2023

Iowa has a new law on its books allowing state and local officials to exempt overweight permits from load limits so truckers can move heavier loads in emergencies. Gov. Kim Reynolds on Feb. 15 signed into law a Senate bill […]

January 31, 2023

A bill in the Iowa Legislature is seeking to restrict the length of freight trains operating in the state. The legislation was introduced in the Iowa House of Representatives on Thursday and passed a three-member subcommittee on Friday. The bill […]

August 11, 2022

The Iowa Transportation Commission recently approved $8.3 million for the fiscal year 2023 State Aviation Program, an initiative that supplements local and federal funding sources. A total of $5.4 million will fund the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Funding is from […]

July 14, 2022

The Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1.5 million in funding for four public transit projects statewide through the Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Program. The North Iowa Area Council of Governments in Mason City was approved for $200,000 for the replacement of […]

September 16, 2021

The Iowa Transportation Commission recently approved $1.5 million through the state Public Transit Infrastructure Grant Fund to fund six public transit projects statewide. The fund, made available annually by the Iowa General Assembly, provides grants for new or improved facilities […]

October 13, 2016

The stretch of Interstate 380 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids is poised to be the very first in the state to be fully mapped out for eventual autonomous vehicle traffic. The Iowa Department of Transportation has entered into a […]