AMES, Iowa- June 20, 2008 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT) is deactivating the flood-related road information call center at 866-452-8510 as of 2 p.m. today.

The Iowa DOT's temporary road information line is no longer necessary as major routes have been reopened, including all interstates and U.S. 218/Iowa 27.

Crossing the Mississippi River south of the Quad Cities remains a challenge. The Burlington bridge remains closed. To cross the Mississippi River into southeast Iowa, use I-80 at the Quad Cities.

Some roadways seriously damaged by the flooding will remain closed until repair work is completed. Those roadways include the following.
• U.S. 6 – Muscatine County (Atalissa)
• U.S. 18 – Floyd County (New Hampton to Charles City)
• Iowa 1 – Linn County (Solon to Mount Vernon)
• Iowa 3 – Butler County (Shell Rock)
• Iowa 22 – Muscatine County (Nichols to Muscatine)
• Iowa 24 – Winneshiek County (Fort Atkinson)
• Iowa 150 – Benton County (Vinton)
• U.S. 61 (north of Wapello)

For a complete listing of roads closed due to flooding, visit iowadot.gov and click on the flood alert symbol.

For out-of-state travelers, information can be found at:
• Missouri
800-222-6400
www.modot.org/northeast

• Illinois
800-452-4368
http://dot.state.il.us/tpublic.html

The Iowa DOT sincerely appreciates the cooperation shown by the public during this disaster in being attentive to the dangers of driving on flooded roadways and taking the necessary detours.