Check road conditions using Iowa DOT road cameras You can also check cameras along your planned route to see traffic and weather conditions using Iowa 511's map.

Check road conditions using Iowa DOT road cameras You can also check cameras along your planned route to see traffic and weather conditions using Iowa 511's map.

AMES, Iowa — An important change to the popular 511ia.org road conditions site this winter is the addition of new colors to better define road conditions on the 511 road conditions map. Purple ...

The DOT’s traditional winter season opened today and runs through April 15th. The agency has also made changes to the colors and definitions of road conditions on the website 511ia.org.

Winter road condition information is available 24/7 from Oct. 15 through April 15 on Iowa 511's website or by dialing 511.

Many review their travel plans and pay attention to the Iowa DOT's road conditions map. Crews use a set of guidelines to determine a road's rating.

Mark Hansen, a DOT transportation planner, says the 2025-26 edition of the Iowa Transportation Map is now out, and it remains one of the agency’s most popular publications.

The Iowa Department of Transportation announced an expansion of the cameras along interstates that show travelers conditions.The cameras were placed along interstates years ago and new ones have ...

To find out where snow plows are headed, the Iowa Department of Transportation has an interactive map showing where roads might be a little more clear.

See Iowa DOT road cameras You can also check cameras along your planned route to see traffic and weather conditions using Iowa 511's map.