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Missouri DOT wins two AASHTO awards for innovation and technology

Two Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) special-assignment teams that focus on customer service, safety and the future of the state’s transportation network were recognized by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) at its annual meeting. MoDOT’s Field Traffic Alert System Team won AASHTO’s Francis B. Francois Award for innovation. The award […]

November 25, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT hires special crew for thorough inspection of Kansas City bridge

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has hired a special crew, at an estimated cost of $200,000, to inspect the Buck O’Neil Bridge to make sure it’s safe for the estimated 50,000 drivers who cross it daily, 41 KSHB reports. The crew will spend the next three weeks performing the inspection. MoDOT hired the crew […]

November 17, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT begins under-bridge inspections in northwestern portion of the state

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has begun a series of weekly under-bridge inspections in the northwestern portion of the state, covering a portion of the 10,000 bridges the state maintains. MoDOT crews will be closing a single lane on the bridges and ramps during the inspections and are advising motorists to be wary of […]

November 16, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT gets unmodified audit results for 17th consecutive year

The Missouri Department of Transportation reports it received an unmodified opinion from its independent auditors for fiscal year 2016, which means no problems were found. The audit was conducted by the firm RubinBrown. This is the 17th year in a row the agency has received a clean audit. The report was presented last week to […]

November 7, 2016

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Missouri DOT receives Technology in Government Award

The group responsible for improvements to multiple technological systems employed by the Missouri Department of Transportation has been honored with the 2016 Governor’s Award for Quality and Productivity. The agency’s tech team was recognized for it’s “ingenuity and customer-focused commitment” of programs such as the dynamic message sign (DMS) boards providing warnings for accidents and […]

October 31, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety present highway safety awards

The Missouri Coalition of Roadway Safety (MCRS) recently presented five awards for statewide highway safety programs and 13 awards for regional programs at the 2016 Traffic Safety and Blueprint Conference. The awards are presented every two years. “We very much appreciate the efforts of all who are involved to encourage safe driving, and we will […]

October 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Need a bridge? Missouri DOT is selling the historic Bourbeuse River span

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is selling the historic Bourbeuse River Bridge on Route B in Phelps County, kbia.org reports. The bridge was built in 1934 and has historic value, so federal law requires that MoDOT first offer it for sale before demolishing it. If it doesn’t sell, it might be demolished to make way for the new bridge. Anyone can buy […]

October 21, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT plans improvements to 12 bridges in Callaway County

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) plans to make improvements to 12 bridges in Callaway County in 2017, abc17news.com reports. The improvements are expected to cost approximately $8 million, with funds coming from the construction budget through the Statewide Transportation Program (STIP). MoDOT Central District Project Manager Mike Dusenberg told the news agency that work will begin in March or […]

October 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT seeking smart pavement proposals for Road to Tomorrow pilot project

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is seeking proposals for smart pavement projects as part of five pilot projects for the agency’s Road to Tomorrow initiative. The agency announced in June it would move forward on the pilot projects this year. MoDOT announced the Road to Tomorrow initiative last year, in which it is turning Interstate 70 […]

September 9, 2016

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MoDOT ready to move forward on Road to Tomorrow “smart” pilot projects

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) engineer Tom Blair recently told the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) the department is ready to move forward on five pilot projects for its Road To Tomorrow initiative. MoDOT announced the initiative last year, in which it is turning Interstate 70 between Kansas City and St. Louis into a […]

June 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri, Illinois DOTs seek public input on new location for Champ Clark Bridge

The Illinois and Missouri Departments of Transportation are seeking public comments on the environmental assessment for a location for the new Champ Clark Bridge to span the Mississippi River in Louisiana, Missouri. The current Clamp Clark Bridge, also know as the US 54 bridge, is a five-span truss design built in 1928 and is 2,238 […]

May 23, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT co-sponsors No MOre Trash! anti-litter campaign

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is co-sponsoring the No MOre Trash! anti-litter campaign April 15-May 15 along with the Department of Conservation. “Litter is a big problem because it’s unattractive, costly, and harmful to the environment,” says Stacy Armstrong, MoDOT No MOre Trash! coordinator. “If more people would keep their trash and properly dispose […]

April 15, 2016