Giant reconfiguring of I-80, I-380 interchange on schedule
LEE HERMISTON, The Gazette
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CORALVILLE, Iowa (AP) While there were concerns a year ago about progress on the $387 million project to reconfigure the Interstate 80-Interstate 380 interchange, the Iowa Department of Transportation said this month that the massive undertaking is on schedule and on budget.
“A year ago I felt like we were behind overall,” said Hugh Holak, construction engineer with Iowa DOT. “The summer of 2020 was actually a very dry year. They were able to get a lot more work done than I was anticipating.”
Iowa DOT construction manager Linda Narigon said 2019 was a “very, very wet year” and said crews were pulled from the project to build emergency levees to fight flooding on either side of the state.
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Story City Municipal Electric Utility sees retirement of three longtime employees
Ames Tribune
Three longtime employees have worked a combined 86 years for the Story City Municipal Electric Utility, and they are retiring this winter and spring. Accounting clerk, Doretta Hoffman, has worked 35 years for the utility; line foreman, Tim Casperson, has worked there 30 years; and utility clerk, Kathy Casperson, 21 years.
Story City is one of just a few Iowa towns its size that has its own municipal electric utility.
“I think the people of Story City realize how lucky we are,” Kathy Casperson said. “Our linemen all live here in town. There’s no wait on travel time for a crew to get to you. All of our staff lives within a 10-mile radius of town.”