Officials say the head of Iowa's transportation department has resigned so he can consider taking a private sector job.

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LANSING, Iowa (AP) – Iowa transportation officials will be reopening a bridge over the Mississippi River between Lansing and De Soto, Wis. Spokesman Peter Hjelmstad told radio station KCHA in Charles City that repairs had gone smoothly but more work ...

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WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) – A 34-year-old man was struck and killed by a car while working for the Illinois Department of Transportation in northern Illinois. The accident happened Monday on Route 14 in Woodstock. Authorities say IDOT worker Ryan Nichols ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad has named a Wisconsin man as the new director of the Iowa Department of Transportation. Branstad on Wednesday appointed 44-year-old Paul Trombino of Verona to replace Nancy Richardson, who is retiring. Richardson ...

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By Joe Lanane High-speed rail is alive in Minnesota and Illinois despite Wisconsin Gov.-elect Scott Walker’s promise to pluck the heart out of a regional network connecting the states. “We have no indication we’re not moving forward,” said Dan Krom, ...

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By Sean Ryan Local opposition and arguments against the need for a Beloit bypass killed the project years ago, but it finally was buried Friday when federal planners canceled environmental studies. Planners in Beloit first proposed the project in 1971, ...

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