A road partially funded by a $1 million U.S. government grant is enabling farmers to move freight from Interstate 29 directly to Iowa’s Port of Blencoe barge terminal on the Missouri River.

Iowa’s transportation agency will receive federal assistance to repair flood-damaged roads.

About 60% of commercial driver license applicants in Iowa fail the knowledge exam on their first try, according to Mindi Nguyen, assistant to the director of the state Department of Transportation’s Motor Vehicle Division. But with a new mobile application, Iowa DOT will attempt to redress that.

By 2019, rest areas along Iowa’s busy Interstate 80 freight route will be equipped with technology to help truck drivers traveling the highway to track parking availability, according to the state’s Department of Transportation.