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It Was A Big Hill At One Time
Giant earth movers south of Council Bluffs along the Interstate 29 route that will eventually link the Bluffs with Kansas City, MO, have gouged out almost an entire hill in their quest for fill dirt. John Thielan, Neola, job foreman for Dusenberg…
It's H-Day For the Superroad Program
Another view . . . of the Interchange site shows the Mormon Trail (parked cars) approaching the new highway from the west. The angle formed by the junction is currently one of the busiest spots in the Interstate project. Machines and men are working…
It's H-Day For the Superroad Program
Plastic Sheets . . . are another construction innovation being used on the Interstate project. The plastic us used to simplify the curing of freshly poured concrete. When the new surface is poured, it is immediately covered with huge sheets of the…
It's H-Day For the Superroad Program
Hard Surfaced Shoulders . . . will mean greater safety for future travelers on the Interstate. The shoulders will be 10 feet wide on the outside edge of the highway, 6 feet wide on the inside dividing strip. Construction involves almost as much work…
July Bridge Opening
Re-opening of the South Omaha Bridge, closed for major repairs about a year, will probably be opened about July 1, W.D. Hattan, district construction engineer for the Nebraska Department of Roads, said Friday. Deck work is nearing completion, and…
Little Loveland Smack Dab In Middle Of Interstate Dispute - Citizens Look For Boom If Route Approved . . .
The Business District . . . of Loveland consists of five establishments along one and one-half blocks of Highway 75. Trees at far right obscure the residential section.
Little Loveland Smack Dab In Middle Of Interstate Dispute - Citizens Look For Boom If Route Approved . . .
From The Opposite End . . . of town the business section looks like this. The east-west Interstate Highway, when it comes, will cut across the present Highway 75 a short distance beyond the point where the truck is seen entering town.
Major Road Work Finished In SWI - Interstate Projects Accomplished
Bridge Work . . . continues through the winter months on the relocation of Highway 34 south of Glenwood. The highway is being rerouted around Glenwood to Interstate Highway 29 through the bluffs south of town. Most of the grading for the project has…
Mid-May Bridge Opening
The Highway 375 Bridge is slated for reopening in about mid-May, said Leo Rechtenbach, job superintendent for Hobe Construction Co. of Sioux City. Workers have poured most of the new paving and are preparing to place the new aluminum side rails. The…
New Highway Will Open
Three employees of the Iowa Highway Commission wait at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Highway 375 for other crews to finish scraping ice from the interstate segment, which is scheduled to be opened Friday noon between the intersection and old…
New Rest Areas
Travelers along Interstate Highway 29 just south of Council Bluffs take a breather during their driving at one of the two newly opened rest area facilities. Each includes restrooms, picnic areas and a tourist information guide, showing travelers…
New Rest Stops Thoroughly Modern - Loveland Spot On Interstate 80
Inside Looking Out . . . is attendant Bob Millett, who checks tourist information on folding display board at the Loveland rest stop on Interstate 80. From this workshop he can view the parking area, still coated in winter white, through the window.
New Super Highway To Spare Dodge Park - Plans For Ball Diamond Out, But . . .
The Tentative Route . . . of the proposed Interstate Highway through west Council Bluffs is shown by dotted lines. The "X" indicates the point where a new park was to be located.
Official Opening:
Mayor C.E. Myrland of Onawa snips the ribbon officially opening the Onawa-Sloan segment of Interstate Highway 29. To Mayor Myrland's right is Everett Shockey, Council Bluffs, member of the Iowa Highway Commission who shared the ribbon cutting duties.…
Patrol Chief Says There's No Excuse - It's Problem Spot, But
Intersection . . . of relocated Highway 34 (center) and Highway 71 to right and left has been the scene of several accidents.
Paving Next For Underpass
Workmen for Dugdale Construction Co. lay steel in preparation for paving of the half-mile link that will complete the Interstate Highway necklace around Council Bluffs. Paving at the Union Pacific Railroad underpass will probably start Thursday.…
Paving On Ramp
Jim Presnell, resident construction engineer for the Iowa Highway Commission, said Friday work on paving Interstate Highways 29 and 80 between Highway 192 and the Missouri River is "progressing very satisfactorily". Paving on the ramp at Highway 192…
S. Omaha Bridge Gets New Surface
Work continues Friday on the South Omaha Bridge where employees of the Eby Construction Company of Omaha have been contracted by the State of Nebraska to resurface and paint the span. Work began six weeks ago and Supervisor George Brower says it will…
S. Omaha Bridge Gets New Surface
Iron Workers . . . Conia Halterman, Route 4, and Paul Hodges, Omaha, perform welding chores on expansion channels for the South Omaha Bridge resurfacing project.
S. Omaha Bridge Gets New Surface
Checking Placement . . . of steel reinforcement before concrete is poured is George Brower, project supervisor.