News about U-S Highway 169.

Proposed safety improvements on U.S. 169 from Iowa 7 in Fort Dodge to the southern
corporate limits of Humboldt will be discussed at a public meeting in Fort Dodge Tuesday,
March 18, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation (Iowa DOT).
The Iowa DOT will hold the meeting in Room 110 of the Career Education Building, Iowa
Central Community College, 330 Ave. M in Fort Dodge. The public is invited to attend
anytime between 5 and 7 p.m.
No formal presentation will be made at this meeting; however, details of the proposed safety
improvements will be discussed. Iowa DOT staff members will be available to present related
information and discuss the proposal informally with interested citizens.
Through traffic would be maintained on U.S. 169 during construction with the exception of a
1.2-mile reconstruction segment south of Humboldt. Traffic for that segment would be
detoured on Humboldt County roads C-49 and P-29 and Iowa 3.
Although the proposed U.S. 169 improvements are not currently in the Iowa DOT's
transportation improvement program, the improvements will be considered for
programming by the Iowa Transportation Commission during preparation of this year's
highway improvement program.