Heron on the dock

Here is our old buddy from Canal Shore Drive, taken last week:

Barges are still running:

The River between Princeton and Leclaire Iowa

Taken from our friends Martha and Kris’ yard:

I wonder why that section on the Illinois side is cleared of trees and brush and planted with grass.  No crops planted either which is how we usually fill up vacant rural land in Illinois and Iowa.

Illinois DOT explains 2010 bridge repairs

A Q @ A on the I-80 bridge repairs:
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_f9c2d9dc-ae35-11de-99ae-001cc4c03286.html

I-80 Bridge Is Critical

http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_9833d1d0-a4cb-11de-92f5-001cc4c002e0.html
Local news story above

Houseboat pulled out of Mississippi River

Cargill and Living Lands and Waters combined forces today to pull a houseboat out of the river near New Boston IL.  It sank two years ago.
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_5d4b6166-9128-11de-8797-001cc4c002e0.html
There are a couple of pictures with this story too.

Which side of the bridge did you drive on today?

The I-80 bridge did some switch overs today.  IDOT rerouted part of the traffic to the newly paved westbound approach.  I know, I drove over it coming home from work.
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_f3af4266-9160-11de-8820-001cc4c002e0.html

I-80 Mississippi Bridge

Now open one lane east and west.  However, one cannot use the westbound on ramp at Illinois 84, a bit of a detour is involved to get back to Iowa.

Bridge still closed going east: I was wrong

The I-80 Mississippi River Bridge is still closed going east.  They have been moving around barriers and putting up those skinny orange cones.  Those cones are so easily moved by a car.  It might be open both ways by this weekend.

I-80 Bridge to Close then open both ways

The bridge over the Mississippi River is to close completely overnight to allow for moving around of Jersey barriers and then the inside lanes will open both ways.
http://www.qctimes.com/news/local/article_cf52d1ba-8370-11de-93ae-001cc4c03286.html

I-80 approach to Mississippi–Getting closer to Done

Here are some shots I took coming home from work on July 30.  This shows the work on the Illinois side of the approach to the bridge.