by Marshall Griffin | Nov 22, 2023 | News, Transportation, Weather
Just as Christmas shopping begins, parts of Missouri could see their first snowfall of the season. The National Weather Service is predicting a light snow mix late Saturday into Sunday along and north of I-70. It’s also expected to be a heavy, wet snow, but little to...
by Marshall Griffin | Nov 1, 2023 | News, Transportation, Weather
The Missouri Department of Transportation continues battling staffing shortages as winter approaches. MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna told Missourinet affiliate KFRU in Columbia that the agency will have its hands full if this winter is severe or if there’s a big...
by Anthony Morabith | Oct 27, 2023 | Business, Economy, Legislature, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Missouri’s public transportation options cannot keep up with demand. A 2022 assessment study says that 2,000 transit vehicles – operated by 4,500 workers – transport 156,000 bus riders daily in Missouri. During this week’s State of Transit meeting Kim Cella, Executive...
by Marshall Griffin | Oct 25, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology, Transportation, Weather
Every office within a state agency is a potential target for a cyber-attack, including the Missouri Department of Transportation. Becky Allmeroth, chief safety and operations officer for MoDOT, said that includes any potential cyber-attacks during winter storms....
by Marshall Griffin | Sep 5, 2023 | Economy, News, Transportation
Public meetings are underway across the Interstate 70 corridor on the highway’s coming expansion to six lanes across Missouri. Eric Kopinski is project manager for the “Improve I-70” program. He told Missourinet affiliate Kaspar Radio that it’s still very much a work...
