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, 2019GovernmentSafety
Iowa Transportation Commission Approves Five-Year Improvement Plan
The Iowa Transportation Commission approved the state Department of Transportation鈥檚 outline for projects that will be conducted over the next several years.
June 18, 2018GovernmentSafety
Iowa DOT鈥檚 Five-Year Transportation Plan Targets Interstates, Bridges
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, 2018GovernmentBusiness
I-74 Bridge Replacement Aims to Ease Mobility in Quad Cities Corridor
The 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, 2018GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafetyAutonomousTCA
Iowa DOT Seeks Volunteers for Self-Driving Car Research
Some of Iowa鈥檚 leaders in automated vehicle research are seeking volunteers to help test the results of high-definition mapping and data collection.
October 10, 2017TCA
Iowa Transportation Budget Draws Unanimous Support
DES MOINES, Iowa 鈥 As budget bills go, the Iowa Department of Transportation's $384 million operations budget is 鈥渇airly non-con,鈥 Rep. Dennis Cohoon, the ranking Democrat on the transportation appropriations subcommittee, told colleagues April 11.
April 12, 2017Government
Iowa Finalizes First Freight Plan
State transportation officials hope Iowa鈥檚 first freight plan will provide the guidelines necessary to manage a growing industry of airplanes, trains and semi-trailers.
July 28, 2016Government
Iowa Lawmakers Cut $4.85 Million From DOT Budget, Half of Original Target
After threatening to slash $9.7 million from the Iowa Department of Transportation鈥檚 operating budget, the state鈥檚 Legislature voted April 29 to slice that figure in half to $4.85 million before adjourning for the year.
May 2, 2016Government
Road Services Jeopardized if Proposed Iowa DOT Budget Cut Prevails
Iowa鈥檚 Department of Transportation, with聽a $352 million operational budget, is making do with 2,699 employees 鈥 fewest in its 42-year history. And yet, in the wake of last year鈥檚 10 cents-per-gallon fuel-tax increase, the Republican-controlled State House voted to remove $9.7 million, nearly 3%, from IDOT鈥檚 budget.
April 27, 2016Government
'Let the Wookiee Win': Iowa DOT Invokes Star Wars for Highway Safety
Put down your phone while driving, you will, or to the Dark Side it will lead.
December 16, 2015