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Our core focus: Making lives better through transportation. Contact us at https://t.co/w7hX7hNUh0.
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Be aware of a closure of the EB I-80 to WB I-235 ramp in Polk County scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 27. See details here:
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News release about the closure of the eastbound I-80 to westbound I-235 ramp in Polk County scheduled for Aug. 27.
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⭐Do you drive by the Golden Rule? We're thrilled that an MVD colleague found this 1932 "Operator's License" when drivers took a 10-point "Pledge" to be planful, kind, and safe! ❤️ 👇After 93 years, it all still matters. Let's make driving golden today! #DriverPledge #Safety
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We Want Your Input on Iowa’s Transportation Future! Iowa DOT’s Transportation Plan shapes our goals thru 2055, and your opinion matters. Help us improve transportation across the state by taking a quick survey by Sunday, Aug. 31. 📲Take the survey now:
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🚌 School bus doors open across Iowa next week to carry our most precious cargo. Will you get an A+ sharing the road? Remember the safety rules that save lives:.⭐ Yellow Flashing Lights: Slow down and get stopped. 🍎 Red Flashing Lights + Stop Arm: Stop in both directions.
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A huge THANK YOU to the 1 million+ @IowaStateFair goers and all who stopped by our booth to say hello, pin your town, stand with signs, learn road materials, and play roundabout. We had a blast hosting you. Follow us all year on X. See you next August! #DOTRocks #IowaRocks
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Way Back Wednesday - A concrete 5-span deck arch bridge over the Little Sioux River in Spencer (Clay County) between 1915-1920.
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We are asking the public to stay off the closed bike trail adjacent to the I-29 project in Sioux City for everyone's safety. #Teamwork
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News release asking the public to stay off the closed bike trail adjacent to the I-29 project in Sioux City.
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Those who grow our food will be harvesting soon. Be patient driving around farm equipment and get ready to share the road safely! #Harvest2025
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In honor of the Labor Day holiday, all Iowa DOT offices are closed Monday, September 1, 2025. You may be able to do your business online at
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It's National Aviation Day! The first airplane flight took place 115 years ago at the old Burlington Country Club. Today, aviation's become a vital part of Iowa's economy and way of life from airline travel to business aviation to military to air medical.
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A road closure at the Iowa 76 bridge over Bloody Run Creek begins on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Get all the details:
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News release about road closure at the Iowa 76 bridge over Bloody Run Creek begins on Tuesday, Sept. 2 .
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DOT Engineer Willy Sorenson is working on an impactful special traffic safety project. See how taking a wholistic safety review, and federal funds, are helping to study and prevent wrong way driving events and crashes. Another way we're #MakingLivesBetterThroughTransportation.
Iowa DOT says safety project is preventing wrong way incidents
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🚂 We Want Your Feedback! Iowa’s State Rail Plan will help shape transportation goals and positively impact the state’s economy. Your feedback will make a difference. Let us know your thoughts by Aug. 28, 2025! Share to spread the word! Read and comment:
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Update: New detour route on the Iowa 9 project in Dickinson County begins on Wednesday, Aug. 20:
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News release about a new detour route on the Iowa 9 project in Dickinson County that begins on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
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🚮 Our Adopt-A-Highway Program is 30+ years old and still running strong. State roadways benefit from an average of app. 9,520 bags of litter removed annually - that's app. 230 dump trucks! If your group needs a service project, visit: .
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Expect additional overnight closures of I-80/I-35 scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 17 and Wednesday, Aug. 20.
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🐾 Stay cool out there during the final day of the @IowaStateFair! If you're drooping during the dog days of summer, step into the cool air of the Varied Industries Building and our booth on the south wall where even service pups love to play at the roundabout table!
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Our Motor Vehicle Division processes 1.5 million transactions weekly.
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🧡Feeling 1 with orange cones? Create a 511 account on the website or app to get construction updates. Personalize your routes, save your fave cameras, & get text, email or push alerts. And, you'll be ready for winter too - officially only 60 DAYS away!
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When the Iowa DOT map guy Mark Hansen stops by to pin his town! He and the entire awesome cartography team create the Transportation Map every 2 years. Get your 2025-26 copy at our State Fair booth (VIB 762-764), order it, or download a digital copy:
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