The animosity over Missouri’s plan to widen Interstate 70 has taken a turn. Rep. Don Mayhew, R-Crocker, is proposing to switch the names of Interstate 70 and Interstate 44. The bill follows the Missouri Legislature and Gov. Mike Parson endorsing a $2.8 billion plan...
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...
Let the number crunching begin. It’s back to the state budget this week. The Missouri House is expected to debate the estimated $51.6 billion plan. Missouri House Committee Chair Cody Smith, R-Carthage, has stripped out the governor’s I-70 request to expand the...
With a reported $6 billion state budget surplus, the state’s largest transportation coalition wants the legislature to dedicate bucks to widen Interstate 70 statewide. I-70 is currently only two lanes each way in many parts of the state. Morgan Mundell, with...
In this final week of the Missouri Legislature’s regular session, a proposed gas tax hike is expected to jump into the driver’s seat. The House of Representatives is planning to work on a bill that would gradually raise the user fee by 12.5 total cents over five...
