Red Oak, Iowa was one of ten small Iowa communities to receive a 2026 Work Zone Sign Package Program Grant which is administered by the Local Technical Assistance Program. Funding comes from the Iowa Department of Transportation. The new equipment was delivered to the Street, Water and Sewer Department employees on April 14, 2026 by Paul Albritton from the LTAP.
The equipment package received includes:
4 Road Work Ahead 36 inch roll up signs with snap overlays that can change to Road Closed Ahead
2 One Lane Road Ahead signs 36 inch roll up
2 Be Prepared to Stop signs 36 inch roll up
8 sign stands
10 – 42 inch channelizers with 30 lb bases
16 – 28 inch cones with reflective bands
2 Type III Barricades
6 high viz safety vests
The ten communities receiving the ten grants in 2026 were:
Belle Plaine
Britt
Elkhart
Hawarden
Inwood
Kingsley
LaMotte
Newell
Red Oak
Sabula
