Iowa DOT closing I-80 between Altoona and Des Moines for overnight road construction

The Iowa Department of Transportation will close part of Interstate 80 in Polk County beginning the night of May 5.

Drivers traveling westbound on I-80 will encounter closed lanes and need a detour.

When will the Iowa DOT close westbound I-80?

Beginning at 10 p.m. on May 5, crews will close the driving lanes on westbound I-80 between the U.S. Highway 65 interchange near Altoona and the northeast mixmaster in Des Moines, according to Frank Leong, a construction engineer for the Iowa DOT’s Grimes office.

Crews will be removing an overhead sign truss, a news release said…

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