DES MOINES — Iowa 14 between Monroe and Knoxville will be improved beginning spring 2025 through 2029.
In 2026, the bridges over White Breast Creek and the bridge over Teter Creek will be overlayed.
Traffic Impacts
Iowa 14 will remain open to traffic during the bridge overlays on White Breast Creek and Teter Creek.
Starting spring 2026 through fall, traffic impacts will include staged lane closures on both bridges while the project is underway reducing the crossing to one lane with temporary traffic signals.
White Breast Creek Bridge
The bridge over White Breast Creek was constructed in 1965. Previous work on the structure includes beam repair (1981), overlay and rail retrofit (1989), retrofit of rail ends (2001), and epoxy injection of the bridge deck (2014). The existing overlay is at the end of its lifespan and there is deterioration of the bridge deck…