93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
The weather in Columbia is expected to be perfect for this afternoon’s bill-signing ceremony for the massive I-70 expansion project.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson will hold a ceremonial bill-signing at 2:30 pm in the Moberly Area Community College (MACC) parking lot, which is near the Business Loop. That lot is visible from heavily-traveled I-70.
The bipartisan bill provides $2.8 billion to rebuild and expand I-70 to six lanes from Kansas City to St. Louis.
The governor held a similar ceremony Monday at the weigh station just west of exit 206 near Wentzville. Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe is excited about today’s ceremony. Parson deputy chief of staff Kelli Jones tells 939 the Eagle that Senate Appropriations Committee chair Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) will join the governor. Ms. Jones says State Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) and State Reps. David Tyson Smith, Kathy Steinhoff and Doug Mann (all D-Columbia) will also be in attendance.
