MoDOT plans two open houses about I-70’s Rocheport to Columbia plan; I-70’s Midway interchange is key

By Brian Hauswirth

The busy I-70/Midway interchange is a key component of the $441-million plan to improve I-70 between mid-Missouri’s Rocheport and Columbia.

You’ll learn details about the plan during March open houses. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says open houses are planned for next Monday March 2 from 4-7 pm at Boone Electric on Rangeline in Columbia and on Wednesday March 4 from 5-7 pm at Midway Golf and Games.

i 70 at u.s 40 — State transportation officials plan a new dogbone interchange at I-70 and Midway, near Columbia. They also plan new truck parking facilities (rendering courtesy of Improve I-70 communications coordinator Lairyn McGregor)

MoDOT says a dogbone interchange is planned at I-70 and Midway, along with new truck parking facilities. You’ll also see a relocated eastbound I-70 on-ramp.

Columbia-based Emery Sapp and Sons (ESS) has been selected as the design-build contractor for the project. MoDOT expects construction to start this spring or summer with completion of this phase in late 2029. MoDOT says the $441-million project will rebuild I-70 between Rocheport and Columbia and will add a third lane in both directions.

05 i 70 providence rd interchange — This is the proposed design rendering of Columbia’s I-70 interchange at Providence road (rendering courtesy of Improve I-70 communications coordinator Lairyn McGregor)

ESS also plans improvements to the I-70 interchanges at Stadium, the Business Loop, Providence, Rangeline and Highway 63.