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Published June 13, 2008 12:26 pm - Iowa roadways remain closed due to flooding The Oskaloosa Herald AMES — Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials. Iowans are urged to closely monitor conditions and never enter a water-covered roadway.
The Iowa DOT’s temporary customer service phone line will also resume operations at 7 a.m. and continue until 9 p.m. on Friday. That number is (866) 452-8510. This number was set up for assisting travelers navigate state roadway closings. It is not an emergency number. Emergency calls should be made to 911. Rumor control · I-380 in Cedar Rapids remains open. The left lane is reserved for emergency and service vehicles only. All other vehicles use the right lanes. · At I-80 near Van Meter in Dallas County water is on the roadway shoulder. However, the situation does not warrant road closure. Iowa DOT crews will be monitoring the situation at this location. · Regarding the Interstate 80 closure in Cedar County. The Iowa DOT would like to emphasize that Interstate 80 is open to local traffic in both directions from Des Moines to the Atalissa exit 265 in Cedar County. For example, persons traveling from Iowa City can travel to Des Moines and points in between.
New or updated road closures · Iowa 16: in Lee County — Iowa 16 is closed to traffic from Lee County Road W-55 in Houghton to U.S. 218/Iowa 27. · Iowa 28: in Warren County — Iowa 28 is closed south of Norwalk due to flooding of the North River. · U.S. 59: in Page County — U.S. 59 north of Shenandoah is closed due to flooding on the East Nishnabotna River.
Roadways now open to traffic · Iowa 25: in Adair County — Iowa 25 is open one mile south of I-80. 
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