Transportation

The city of Des Moines Engineering Department and contractor Des Moines Asphalt and Paving Co. will begin resurfacing Grand Avenue from 35th Street to 44th Street with surface milling on Saturday. Paving is scheduled for …

Sen. Tom Harkin today announced that Iowa will receive $773,353 in grants for the repair and rehabilitation of flood-damaged railroad infrastructure.

The funds will come from the Iowa Department of Transportation through the Flood Damage …

Congressman Leonard Boswell will hold a roundtable discussion on transportation issues on Aug 18. Hosted by the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, the panel discussion will feature Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa Department …

After 10 years in Urbandale, the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) will move to downtown Des Moines next month, the organization announced. Effective Sept. 1, the MPO office will be located at 420 …

The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) will offer service from all three of its Park & Ride facilities to the Iowa State Fair daily during the fair. Parking is free at all of …

Frontier Airlines announced today that it will provide nonstop seasonal service between Des Moines and Florida.

From December 15 through April 15, passengers can fly from Des Moines International Airport to Orlando International Airport and …

The Fleur Drive viaduct located between George Flagg Parkway and Bell Avenue will reopen to traffic mid-day today, city officials said. The bridge was closed on May 2 for major bridge work.

All four lanes …

Coach USA’s Megabus.com, a city-to-city express bus company, announced expansion to Omaha from Des Moines, and will begin daily service to and from the city on Aug. 17. Megabus will also increase the number of …

General Motors Co.’s (GM) quarterly profit nearly doubled, beating expectations, as the top U.S. automaker took a larger share of sales globally and raised prices on its vehicles, Reuters reported.

Coming out of bankruptcy, GM …

Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin announced that the Iowa Department of Transportation will receive $500,000 to improve highway safety programs.

The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which …