SIOUX CITY, Iowa – If you need to travel around the U.S. 20/Interstate 29 interchange in Sioux City next week, please watch for ramp closures as the Iowa Department of Transportation crews inspect bridges in the area. The five bridges are on U.S. 20 and will be inspected on Aug. 7 and Aug. 8, weather permitting. The DOT will be closing the westbound U.S. 20 to the southbound I-29 ramp on Monday, Aug. 7. Motorists will  be directed to a detour using Floyd Boulevard.

On Tuesday, Aug. 8., the DOT will close the southbound I-29 exit to eastbound U.S. 20 (to Fort Dodge). Travelers will be directed to a detour on U.S.20 over to Nebraska and then turning around to go east.

Both of these ramp closures will be in place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.