Iowa Department of Transportation released 2009 data of the annual average daily traffic (AADT) counts throughout Tama County. Traffic counts are up from 2005 on sections like US Highway 30 east of Tama through the Bohemian Alps. Based on the current 5-year Iowa transportation plan, that section is expected to be the only remaining two-lane [...]
Transportation Update: Three year local road improvement plan approved
With input from government leaders, enterprise, technical committees, transportation enhancement committee members, staff, and the public, Region 6 Planning Board of Directors approved our region’s three-year Transportation Improvements Program yesterday, pending federal and supporting local resources. Below are the priorities for Tama County: Federal Demonstration Funds & Federal Lands Highway Program US 30 TAMA BYPASS pictured above (7.5 miles [...]
US Highway 30 Update: IDOT 5 year plan on the right track
Thank you to Iowa Department of Transportation (IDOT) Commission for demonstrating a recognition for the importance in prioritizing the four-laning of US Highway 30 with funding in recent years. It is the 2nd most heavily traveled east-west corridor in Iowa (1), with projected population growth of 4.1% expected to exceed the state of Iowa’s 2.6% (2). [...]


