You have an opportunity today to see proposed plans to beautify the area around Columbia’s sprawling I-70 and Highway 63 interchange, which is scheduled to be improved …
Read More »(AUDIO): Columbia authorities to begin clearing homeless camp near Bob Evans this morning
Columbia-area motorists should expect some delays Monday morning around mid-Missouri’s busiest interchange, as Columbia authorities clear out a homeless camp near Steak ‘n Shake and Bob Evans. …
Read More »(AUDIO): State lawmaker says MoDOT is already starting to remove dead deer, ahead of legislation
A mid-Missouri state lawmaker says recent legislation approved by a House committee has prompted state transportation officials to prioritize removing dead deer and large dead animals from …
Read More »Missouri House committee to vote Thursday on deer legislation
A mid-Missouri lawmaker says a bill is needed requiring the state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to remove and bury dead deer found on roads or highways large …
Read More »(AUDIO): State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) discusses dead wildlife legislation on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
State Rep. Kent Haden (R-Mexico) says there’s a “food fight” between the Missouri Department of Conservation and the state Department of Transportation (MODOT) over which agency should …
Read More »Proposed state employee pay raise and I-70 rebuild headline Missouri governor’s State of State address
Missouri’s governor is calling on the Legislature to approve an immediate 8.7 percent cost of living adjustment (COLA) for state employees. It was a major part of …
Read More »MoDOT urges mid-Missouri motorists to have gloves, blankets and other supplies ahead of storm
State transportation crews are warning about blowing and drifting snow during the upcoming winter storm, along with possible whiteout conditions. State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) chief safety …
Read More »MoDOT plans $2.6 million Highway 54 safety project in Holts Summit
Today is your opportunity to hear details about a proposed $2.6 million project to improve the Highway 54 and Route OO interchange in mid-Missouri’s Holts Summit. This afternoon’s …
Read More »Columbia’s $9-million Highway 63 and Grindstone upgrade is moving forward
A $9-million plan to upgrade south Columbia’s heavily-congested Highway 63 and Grindstone interchange is moving a step closer. Columbia’s city council will first-read an agreement with state …
Read More »MoDOT still looking for snow plow operators
Missouri transportation officials say they’re facing a critical shortage of qualified snow plow operators, as we head into winter. State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Central District engineer …
Read More »90-year-old bridge in mid-Missouri closed for urgent repairs
Residents and farmers in and near mid-Missouri’s Fayette may need to find an alternate route to work this (Thursday) morning. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has …
Read More »MoDOT to release preferred alternatives to Columbia’s I-70/63 interchange on Wednesday
State transportation officials are encouraging you to attend an open house-style meeting this (Wednesday) afternoon in Columbia about the congested I-70 and Highway 63 interchange. State Department …
Read More »(AUDIO): MoDOT project director Brandi Baldwin discusses I-70 and 63 interchange on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Columbia’s heavily-congested I-70 and Highway 63 interchange is the busiest one in mid-Missouri. State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) project director Brandi Baldwin says 160,000 vehicles go through …
Read More »(AUDIO): Columbia Mayor Buffaloe discusses I-70 and new fire station on 939 the Eagle
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has proposed a $140-million upgrade at mid-Missouri’s busiest interchange, the I-70 and Highway 63 connector. One possibility is a diverging diamond, …
Read More »MoDOT: I-70 climbing lanes at mid-Missouri’s Mineola Hill benefitting motorists and truckers
Several hundred transportation and law enforcement officers from across Missouri will hear a detailed presentation Wednesday afternoon in Columbia about the engineering involved in a successful massive …
Read More »MoDOT urges mid-Missourians to use caution near closed ramp in Jefferson City
Columbia, Ashland and Hartsburg-area residents commuting to Jefferson City should give themselves extra time today (Thursday) and for the next two weeks, as MoDOT has closed the …
Read More »MoDOT to close Highway 54 ramp in Jefferson City on Wednesday morning
State transportation crews will close the heavily-traveled southbound Highway 63 exit ramp to Highway 54 in Jefferson City after the morning rush hour today (Wednesday), as they begin …
Read More »MoDOT to hold open house today on Columbia’s I-70 and Highway 63 interchange
(UPDATE: The story includes clarification that it’s a community advisory group working with MoDOT that describes that area as a hot spot of pedestrian deaths.) Today …
Read More »MoDOT to brief residents Saturday about massive I-70 Rocheport bridge project
State officials are planning to hold detailed updates on the massive I-70 Rocheport bridge project on the third Saturday of each month. The state Department of Transportation …
Read More »UPDATE: MoDOT nearing completion of I-70 overpass repairs at mid-Missouri’s High Hill
State transportation crews hope to re-open the overpass over I-70 in mid-Missouri’s Montgomery County by this (Wednesday) evening. Contractors for the state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) have …
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