Bridge Replacement Projects

S24 over Little Elk Creek on S 112^th Ave E west of E 106^th St S, construction starts on Monday April 4^th.   Weather permitting project will be complete by April 29^th.  Road will be closed during construction although access to the fields will be maintained.

J11 over Sugar Creek on County Highway T-38 north of State Highway 6 E, construction starts on Monday April 4^th.  Traffic will be detoured on State Highway 6 E to IA 224 N north to County Highway F-27 E.   Changes to this detour route will be posted as they become available.  Weather permitting construction will be complete by this fall.

F01 over Clear Creek on County Highway F-24 east of Mingo, construction starts in May.  Further details on start date will be posted as it becomes available.  Information on the detour will be provided when the route is approved.  Weather permitting construction will be complete by this fall.

Update as of 4/1/2022, Bridge is repaired and back open! 
New as of 3-30-22 

Bridge B08 requires immediate repairs to its timber deck.  Clips holding the wood planking to the structure broke, and the timbers held in place with those clips are loose.  Bridge crew will be closing N 99^th Ave E between E 64^th St N and E 84^th St N until repairs are complete.

Closure of City of Colfax Street and impact to County

City of Colfax closure of S Walnut St (IA 117) between W Howard St and W Front St starts April 10^th, 2022 and continues until April 22^nd, 2022, weather permitting.  Northbound traffic on IA 117 will be detoured onto County Highway F-48 W east to the I-80 Baxter exit.   Traffic exiting off the I-80 exit at Colfax to take IA 117 south through Colfax will be detoured to the I-80 Baxter exit and onto County Highway F-48 W then west back to IA 117.  

Iowa DOT  2022-2026 Five-Year Interactive Map

Here's another useful tool to help navigate road projects. Click here to use the map.