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The new I-74 bridge connecting Bettendorf and Moline represents increased efficiency, safety, and unity in the Quad-Cities.
MOLINE, Ill — It's taken nearly 30 years and around $1 billion to finish the new I-74 bridge, but it's finally set to reopen to the public in early December, following a public celebration on ...
In coming weeks and months, state police intend to crack down on excessive speed on the new Interstate 74 bridge between Bettendorf and Moline. Illinois State Police this year asked the Iowa and ...
MOLINE -- The price tag for a new Interstate 74 bridge has gone from an estimated $600 million to $850 million in three years. The construction project will run from the Avenue of the Cities in ...
“The I-74 bridge traffic is overcapacity, leading to long delays and frequent need for repairs,” the DOTs said. The new bridge was needed to “accommodate current and future traffic volumes.
The use of explosives required a temporary closure of the new I-74 Bridge to vehicles and pedestrians. The river will also be temporarily closed to commercial traffic and pleasure boaters ...
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Lighting tests will be running for 30 days on the new I-74 bridge. Contractors have installed all of the lighting components on the new bridge. The staff at the cities of ...
BETTENDORF, Iowa — As the new Interstate 74 Bridge opens to traffic, it also means the end of the old bridge. Bridges are a part of everyday life in the Quad Cities. The old I-74 bridge has been ...
BETTENDORF, Iowa (AP) — The new Interstate 74 bridge at Bettendorf is set to open next month, a year late and nearly $75 million over the original bid. The Quad-City Times reports that a public ...
and the old bridge is scheduled for demolition the following year. Rendering of the new I-74 bridge. The I-74 bridge handles about 74,000 vehicles a day. Mulholland said 45% of the trips that ...
but the arch pieces being set for the new bridge have the interior space of semitrailers. For the bridge-obsessed, the factoids that came out of a riverfront chat Tuesday with I-74 Project Manager ...
In June, the Iowa DOT removed parts of the old I-74 bridge in the first phase of the demolition. The new bridge was built because of “increased traffic volume” the Iowa DOT said. The new ...