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Airport passenger traffic down 44% in March amid coronavirus outbreak

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport was down 44% in March as social distancing efforts sharply curtailed flight activity at the airport, according to data released Friday. Cargo activity was down just 1.3% year-over-year in …

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Court: Trucking company owner who failed to carry workers’ comp liable for injury

The owner of a Spirit Lake trucking company who pleaded guilty to charges that he failed to carry workers’ compensation insurance for his drivers must pay the costs associated with an injury suffered by one …

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IDOT plans lane shift for I-35 at First Street interchange in Ankeny

On Tuesday morning, weather permitting, construction crews will be shifting the north- and southbound traffic to the outside shoulder south of the East First Street interchange with Interstate 35 in Ankeny. All lanes of traffic …

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DSM International: No reduction yet in flight schedules

Nationally, airlines are changing flight schedules rapidly in response to the COVID-19 virus, but there have not yet been any reductions in flights at Des Moines International Airport, said Kayla Kovarna, communications, marketing and air …

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Portions of two West Des Moines streets to close

The city of West Des Moines at 9 a.m. on March 16 will close Mills Civic Parkway from 81st Street to 88th Street, and South 88th Street from Mills Civic Parkway to just north of …

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Des Moines officials propose spending ‘historic’ $427.6 million on street improvements

Evergreen Avenue between Southeast 18th Street and Southeast 20th Street.

Motorists who drive on the city of Des Moines’ 2,200-plus miles of streets during the next seven years will likely be frustrated by the myriad “construction ahead” …

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MPO seeks input on local transportation projects

Greater Des Moines residents are invited to share their opinions on which local transportation projects they would like to see receive funding from the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization. Nineteen projects are under consideration, …

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Building a jack-of-all-trades rail transloading facility in Des Moines

Less than a year ago, Paul Cownie received a phone call from a longtime friend, Des Moines City Councilman Joe Gatto, asking if Cownie might be interested in taking ownership of a long-needed rail transloading …

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Reynolds names new director of the Iowa Department of Transportation

Des Moines Register: Gov. Kim Reynolds has named a 22-year veteran of the Iowa Department of Transportation to serve as the department’s new permanent director, her office announced in a news release Monday. Scott Marler …

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Guest opinion: Des Moines International Airport’s vision for a new terminal is critical to our state

The Des Moines International Airport welcomed more passengers through its terminal in 2019 than ever before, setting a new passenger record for the eighth year in a row, and with even more nonstop flights to …

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