Iowa DOT readies snowplows and brine solutions for winter battle on 25,000 miles of roads

The Iowa Department of Transportation flipped to its first official day of winter operations Wednesday, saying equipment, ...
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DOT Gearing Up for Winter Weather

October remains unseasonably warm for this time of year, but the Iowa Department of Transportation has started putting snow plows and salt spreaders on some trucks. DOT Winter Operations director ...

We took the city of Des Moines' snowplow training course. Watch how we did.

A Des Moines Register reporter took the city of Des Moines' snowplow driving course, much to the amusement of Public Works ...
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Iowa DOT adding more gates to be able to close the interstates

The Iowa DOT is adding gates to northbound I-35 ramps in Ankeny, and on I-80 from Altoona east. (DOT photo) Gates have been used on the Interstate 35 in northern Iowa for many years to close the ...