AMES, Iowa – June 29, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation is reporting that
Iowa 370 from Interstate 29 west to the Missouri River, including the Bellevue,
Neb., bridge, is closed temporarily. 

The closure is necessary for large sandbags to be dropped along the levee system. 

The operations are expected to continue for several more hours. 

Follow detour instructions provided by law enforcement officers on the scene or
avoid the area if possible.