Iowa DOT closing I-80 overnight between Northeast Mixmaster and US 65 ⁠2%

By Kyle Werner⁠3%

8/1/2026, 8:24:26 AM

BS Summary: This article contains 2 faulty reasoning types, including Attempt to Sell a Product or Service, with Anchoring Bias as the most egregious example at 24% saturation with 63 hits. Analysis detected 67 faulty-reasoning hits from 262 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 6.4% and a BS Rank of ⁠2% (26,402 of 26,793 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 98.50% of the article peer group.

A portion of Interstate 80 between the north side of Des Moines and Altoona will close for overnight construction starting Sunday, Aug. 
2. 
Iowa Department of Transportation crews will complete nighttime construction work on I-80, requiring overnight interstate closures that end the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 
4. 
Here's what to know about the closures and where to detour. 
When will the Iowa DOT close I-80? 
I-80 westbound will be closed between the Northeast Mixmaster and U.S. 65, including the eastbound/northbound I-235 ramp and the U.S. 65 ramp, beginning on Sunday, Aug. 2, at 9 p.m. through 5 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 
3. 
I-80 eastbound in the same stretch, as well as associated ramps, will close beginning on Monday, Aug. 3, at 10 p.m. through 5 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 
4. 
What's the detour when the Iowa DOT closes I-80? 
The I-80 westbound closure will require drivers to go south on U.S. 65 and take Hubbell Avenue and then East Euclid Avenue to I-235. 
Once on I-235, drivers will need to head north onto I-35 toward Ankeny, take the Corporate Woods Drive exit, turn around to southbound on I-235, and merge back onto I-80 westbound. 
I-80 eastbound closure will require drivers to continue or merge south onto I-235, turn onto East Euclid Avenue, then Hubbell Avenue, merge onto U.S. 65, and then get back onto I-80 eastbound. 
The detours can also be found on 511IA.org. 
Kyle Werner is the breaking news and public safety reporter for the Register. 
Reach him at kwerner@registermedia.com. 
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0%12.5%25.0%Attempt to Sell a Product +23.5 ptsWriter: 0.0%Kyle Werner: 23.5%23.5%

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