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DART moves to terminate fare box contract

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority staff has recommended that the DART commission on Tuesday terminate the agency’s $3.6 million contract with a company hired to install new fareboxes on buses. The company, LECIP, …

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DART hires new operations director

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has hired Timothy Sanderson as chief operating officer, beginning Oct. 5. Sanderson has served as transportation services director for the city of Brandon in Manitoba, Canada. He also …

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Lawsuit over diesel Volkswagens filed in Iowa

A class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of anyone who bought diesel-engine Volkswagens in Iowa. A Missouri law firm said Thursday that it filed the lawsuit on behalf of Zachary Gall, of Independence, Mo., …

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Event Oct. 25: Mid-America Trails & Greenways Conference

The Mid-America Trails & Greenways Conference will run today through Sunday at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Des Moines. The conference will feature trail experts and users discussing the latest techniques and strategies. Central Iowa has …

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Demand for trucking hits record level

A recovering U.S. economy is driving record demand for trucking, the Wall Street Journal reports.


Still, the smaller operators who make up the majority of the 470,000 for-hire fleets say they’re missing out on the boom…
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DOT: I-80 westbound lanes to shift at Waukee

Ramp construction at the new interchange for Interstate 80 and Grand Prairie Parkway near mile marker 119 will mean traffic will shift to the inside lane of westbound I-80 from Jordan Creek Parkway (exit 121) …

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MPO update finds bridge trouble; accident rate falls

A new report by the Des Moines Area  Metropolitan Planning Organization has found that bridges in the area have deteriorated since last year, and accident rates have climbed in low-income areas.


The MPO’s report was aimed in…
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Water trails committee meets

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s water trails and greenways steering committee will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday at the MPO office, 420 Watson Powell Jr. Way. The MPO is working with the Iowa …

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DART honors Latham, Harkin, Boswell

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority Commission this week awarded its first Leaders in Motion awards to former U.S. Representatives Leonard Boswell and Tom Latham and former Sen. Tom Harkin. DART recognized the trio as champions …

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MPO sets public meeting on Highway 141 interchange, Oralabor Road

The Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is inviting public comments on proposed changes to the Iowa Highway 141 interchange with Interstates 35/80 in Urbandale and improvements to Southeast Oralabor Road and its interchange with …