by Marshall Griffin | Jul 18, 2023 | News, Transportation, Weather
Despite the dead heat of summer, the Missouri Department of Transportation is already preparing for winter. MoDOT is now hiring maintenance people for winter operations, which includes keeping roadways cleared of snow and ice. But MoDOT officials say once hired, there...
by [email protected] | Jul 13, 2023 | News, Show Me Today
Interstate 70 in Missouri will get its largest makeover in history. Governor Mike Parson has signed the new state operating budget with a $2.8 billion dollar plan to widen the interstate to at least three lanes statewide. Alisa Nelson talks to Morgan Mundell, with...
by [email protected] | Jun 20, 2023 | News, Show Me Today, Transportation
Missouri has the seventh largest highway system in America, with more than 34,000 miles of road and 10,000 bridges to take care of. The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Assistant Chief Engineer Eric Schroeter says hundreds of bridges are listed in poor...
by Alisa Nelson | Jun 12, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Missouri has the seventh largest highway system in America, with more than 34,000 miles of road and 10,000 bridges to take care of. MoDOT Assistant Chief Engineer Eric Schroeter said about 800 of those bridges are in poor condition. “Once one gets into poor category,...
by Marshall Griffin | Jun 7, 2023 | News, Transportation
The Missouri Department of Transportation is now taking public comments on its latest Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, or STIP. The plan allocates $14 billion over five years and includes numerous projects, including the widening of Interstate 70 to six...
