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Roadbuilding

MoDOT employs robot to mow roadside grass

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has begun using a remote-controlled robot to mow grass on the sides of some highways in the state, according to WMFD. To mow the grass, an MoDOT employee steers the robotic mower with a remote control, which can be used up to 500 feet from the robot. The four-blade […]

June 13, 2013

Roadbuilding

MoDOT warns against dangerous roadside debris

Adopt-A-Highway volunteers in Missouri are seeing an increase in the amount of dangerous discarded materials on roadsides, CBS St. Louis reported. Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) District Maintenance Engineer Becky Allmeroth said the volunteers have seen more guns, cell phones and meth-making materials–including two-liter bottles, coolers and tanks–along the sides of roadways. Allmeroth said there […]

April 23, 2013

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

Hybrid vs. diesel, elecgtronic tolling technologies, stealing a bridge and more industry news items are featured.

November 13, 2011

Safety

MoDOT makes ‘green’ commitment to Route 141 reconstruction project

“Reduce, reuse, recycle,” was more than an Earth Day statement to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) -- it’s one way the department continues to keep construction environmentally friendly, and save money.

April 26, 2011

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT creates Statewide Inclusion Advisory Council

The Missouri Department of Transportation has created a new council to work closely with the agency to promote greater diversity and inclusion in the areas of employment, procurement and construction. The Statewide Inclusion Advisory Council (SAIC) will consist of members who can provide MoDOT with an extensive, statewide perspective and awareness of diversity and inclusion. […]

November 23, 2010

Business

Missouri DOT creates Statewide Inclusion Advisory Council (SAIC)

The Missouri Department of Transportation has created a new council to work closely with the agency to promote greater diversity and inclusion in the areas of employment, procurement and construction. The Statewide Inclusion Advisory Council (SAIC) will consist of members who can provide MoDOT with an extensive, statewide perspective and awareness of diversity and inclusion. These individuals will be selected from a wide range of disciplines, such as community-based organizations, contractors, women- and minority-owned business leaders, business associations, labor management, employment services and job finder services.

November 22, 2010

Safety

Missouri DOT employee bikes seven states to honor fallen workers

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Maintenance Crew Leader Kris Sandgren, an avid bicyclist from Springfield, Mo., began a 2,600-mile bicycle journey today to bring attention to the importance of workzone safety and raise money for a Missouri Fallen Workers’ Memorial. “When I first heard about the monument, I thought it was a great idea,” Sandgren […]

June 22, 2010

Roadbuilding

Guard Cables Save 45 Lives Per Year in Missouri

Like a safety net, median guard cable is lining more Missouri highways and making them much safer. The steel wire ropes are credited with saving approximately 45 lives per year in the “Show Me State.” “Guard cables are saving lives on Missouri’s highways,” said MoDOT Interim Director Kevin Keith in a written statement. “They are […]

April 27, 2010

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Kevin Keith named interim director of Missouri DOT

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MoDOT) today selected Chief Engineer Kevin Keith to serve as interim director of the Missouri Department of Transportation effective April 23, 2010. Keith will serve until a permanent director is selected following a national search that could take several months. “I am thrilled to accept this new responsibility,” Keith […]

March 26, 2010

Roadbuilding

MoDOT has obligated all recovery act funds a month ahead of schedule

JEFFERSON CITY , Mo.– The Missouri Department of Transportation has obligated all of the $524.6 million it received in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds for MoDOT administered projects, meeting the required deadline a month ahead of schedule. State departments of transportation are required by ARRA guidelines to obligate (or commit funds to a specific […]

February 8, 2010

Roadbuilding

Now you can eat your beet salad…and melt ice with it, too

If your agency’s salt supply is running low, never fear. You have an alternative. The trend toward liquid deicers and alternatives continues to grow, and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is one agency that’s hopped on board this trend. It’s now using an anti-icing product made from sugar beets. Pretty neat stuff! The press […]

January 20, 2010

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks: Vertical Wind Power

Wind turbines, chemical treatments for unpaved roads, bidding for highway construction jobs and turning to solar energy in an effort to prevent the buildup of snow and ice on bridge decks are issues discussed.

January 1, 2010