by [email protected] | Dec 23, 2023 | Business, Economy, Legislature, News, Show Me Today, Transportation
There was a decision this past legislative session to spend roughly 2.8 billion dollars to expand I-70 to six lanes. There is also demand for work on I-44. MoDOT Director, Patrick McKenna, joins Marshall Griffin to discuss the timeline for the expansion of I-70 and...
by Marshall Griffin | Dec 18, 2023 | News, Transportation
Missouri has set aside $2.8 billion to expand Interstate 70 to six lanes across the state, from Kansas City to St. Louis. But none of that money is coming from the federal infrastructure law signed by President Biden two years ago. Patrick McKenna, Director of the...
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...