 Another problem for travelers hoping to avoid the construction on I @-@ 80 was the lack of east – west , four @-@ lane highways in Iowa . At the time , the nearest interstates , I @-@ 70 and I @-@ 90 were far across state lines in Missouri and Minnesota , respectively . One traveler , interviewed by The Des Moines Register , who was traveling back to Iowa from New York , sought to avoid I @-@ 80 's construction woes entirely by driving through Canada . 
