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Your voice- Katie Beckett, CR woman who changed Medicaid, diesKatie Beckett, 34, whose battle with a childhood disease and federal bureaucracy made her a national symbol in the 1980s, died today. Beckett’s death was confirmed by Teahen Funeral Home of Cedar Rapids. Her parents Julie Beckett and Mark Beckett … Continue reading → […]Steve Gravelle/SourceMedia Group News
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Tag Archives: Highway 100
UPDATED: Hwy. 100 reopened after crash; two seriously hurt
Updated at 3:20 p.m. CEDAR RAPIDS – Two elderly women suffered serious injuries in a collision at a busy interchange Tuesday in Cedar Rapids. Police said a car and a sport-utility vehicle collided around 10:30 a.m. where the eastbound lanes … Continue reading
Posted in Disaster and Accident
Tagged accident, Cedar Rapids, Crash, Highway 100, Interstate 380, on-ramp, police, wreck
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Highway 100 Traffic Signs Update
On July 19, 2010, I showed you this picture of these traffic signs along Highway 100 in Marion. I drove by there this morning and as you can see below the merge sign has been turned the other way now.
Highway 100 extension gets $4.3 million in state’s new highway plan
The Highway 100 extension project in Linn County has finally made it back into the state’s five-year highway plan after a long hiatus. The $2.3 billion plan approved by the Iowa Transportation Commission today includes $4.33 million to be spent … Continue reading
New Cedar River bridge headed to design
An engineering firm should be selected within the next few weeks to design a new Cedar River bridge included in the Highway 100 project. The new bridge design will be a little different than usual because the highway will not … Continue reading
Posted in economy, business and finance
Tagged bridges, Cedar Rapids, Cedar River, Highway 100, highway funding, new construction
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