MoDOT to brief mid-Missourians Saturday on Missouri River cleanup near Rocheport

Tomorrow morning is your opportunity to hear specific details about the efforts of state transportation crews and contractors to remove six-million pounds of steel from the Missouri River near the I-70 Rocheport bridge.

State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) spokeswoman Marcia Johnson says MoDOT and Wisconsin-based Lunda Construction personnel will be at the boat ramp at Taylor’s Landing tomorrow morning at 9 for the monthly Superintendent talk about the bridge project. They’ll be discussing cleanup efforts. They’ll also be available to answer your questions about the massive $240-million new I-70 Rocheport bridge project.

MoDOT says contractors are working around the clock at the I-70 Rocheport bridge to remove steel from the river, following Sunday’s truss demolition. The river channel is now open for vessel traffic.