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Winter Travel Readiness: Commitment, Resources, and Partnerships To Keep You Safe

Our job at the Iowa DOT is to provide the information you need to make smarter, safer travel decisions this winter.

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December 13, 2024
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Heads up speeders! Iowa DOT helping smaller cities and towns improve safety

Learn more about speed feedback signs and how they have become an effective and affordable option to alert drivers to changing speed limits.

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April 22, 2024
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How you can help keep Iowa roads safer

Learn how you can help keep other drivers aware of upcoming traffic incidents.

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March 4, 2024
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Modern equipment requires modern testing methods

Learn how technology is changing the way we test the skills of the people behind the wheel of large commercial trucks.

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February 19, 2024
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Using data to visualize construction projects in a new way

Read how the Iowa DOT uses augmented reality to connect images, documents, and numbers for construction and maintenance projects.

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February 2, 2024
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Update on research to allow snowplows to "see" through bad weather

If you must travel in winter storms, the Iowa DOT will be there for you, using the latest technology to safely clear the roads.

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January 4, 2024
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Whipping winter into shape: how better snowplow lighting can improve safety

Read how new snowplow lighting lets you know just where the plow blade is and alerts you to move over as you safely move by the plow.

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December 13, 2023
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Protecting worker safety during moving operations

Read about a new pilot program that adds automatic tracking to make construction information timelier and more useful.

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October 26, 2023
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Planning for winter starts long before the snow falls

Read about how the Iowa DOT conducted testing on six different versions of salt spreaders from our garages around the state.

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October 10, 2023
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