Heads up for motorists who use Highway 169 north of Adel. 

The Iowa Department of Transportation has crews doing a road construction project on Highway 169 from Highway 44 to US Highway 6, north of Adel. There will be intermittent lane closures with flaggers and pilot cars directing traffic. Additionally, there is a width limit while the project is ongoing to ten feet across. Work will be done from 7am-7pm during the weekdays until November 17th. 

According to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, the expected wait time through the construction area is about 5-15 minutes.