Transportation

Increased traffic and concerns over safety have sparked the Iowa Department of Transportation’s plan to transform the Interstate 35-U.S Highway 30 interchange in Ames, the Ames Tribune reported. “This is a safety improvement project,” said Tony Gustafson, …

Ankeny Regional Airport invested more than $1 million in local, state and federal funds in 2015 to improve airport facilities to help meet increasing demand, according to a release. The improvements included facilities expansions, increasing …

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) plans eight public meetings and three drop-by sessions from Feb. 29 to March 2 to gather comments about future plans for public transit. DART is updating the …

Passenger traffic at Des Moines International Airport was up sharply in January, gaining 9.7 percent over the total for the same month in 2015. The number of people getting on or off a plane in …

The Iowa Department of Transportation has reopened Interstate 35 between Ames and Mason City. Blowing snow had caused the closure and still may be a problem at some spots, the DOT reported. Read the full news …

The Iowa Department of Transportation has a launched a study of the 306 miles of Interstate 80 from the Quad Cities to Council Bluffs as it considers major upgrades, including widening the road to add …