Two months ago, Missouri was on track to have more traffic deaths in 2025 than the previous year. “We had several press events around the state, and shortly after that, our trajectory of fatality and serious injury crashes in Missouri went down,” said Missouri...
“Atrocious.” That’s the word MoDOT Director Ed Hassinger used on Wednesday to describe driver behavior in Missouri work zones. He made the comment while briefing a joint legislative committee at the Missouri Capitol. “The things that we’re seeing on the...
A 40-year employee is the new Missouri Department of Transportation director. Alisa Nelson sits down with Ed Hassinger (like a singer in a band), who has held a variety of jobs there, including engineer, and structural designer, and was even a member of MoDOT’s dive...
State Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, is voicing displeasure after the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) unanimously chose Ed Hassinger to be the new director for the Missouri Department of Transportation. “We have bureaucrats running...
Missouri still has a shortage of snowplow and salt truck drivers to clear the roads this winter. Despite that, state Department of Transportation Director Ed Hassinger said the agency is ready for winter. “Certainly, we still have that deficit in drivers for our...
