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Missouri DOT seeks additional winter operations and maintenance workers

We may still be feeling the effects of summer heat but the Central District for the Missouri Department of Transportation is already looking ahead to its winter maintenance needs. The district is looking for seasonal workers to supplement its winter maintenance staff. “We staff our maintenance forces at a level that will allow us to […]

August 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

Three state DOTs win Design-Build Institute of America awards

The departments of transportation for Missouri, North Carolina and Virginia each won National Awards of Merit in the Design-Build Institute of America’s (DBIA) 2015 Design-Build Project/Team Awards program for the Transportation (Non-Aviation) Category, one of nine total award categories. “This year’s winning projects exemplify Design-Build Done Right in their design-build process, excellence in design and […]

August 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

Funding for Missouri transportation projects jumps 4.5% over projections

Fiscal year 2015 revenue from state taxes and fees used for funding transportation projects in Missouri increased by 4.5 percent compared to projections, resulting in a bonus $47 million to be used by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) for roads and bridges. According to Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) Chairman Stephen Miller, this […]

July 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

The votes are in for Missouri drivers’ favorite digital road sign messages

Digital road signs dot highways across America, giving drivers instructions or safety advice to the point where they are a daily sight during most commutes. But the Missouri Department of Transportation wanted to know which message drivers like the most. “Pass on Left, Drive on Right” It’s a simple enough instruction for drivers, but one […]

July 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT workers discuss work zone crash, offer warnings

This time of year headlines are full of highway work zone accidents, mainly because of the perfect storm of transportation construction and summer travel coinciding. In this video, four workers with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) recall a crash on May 27 in which a motorist struck the vehicles they operated. No major injuries […]

June 23, 2015

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT to turn Interstate 70 into a highway innovation lab to create Highway 2.0

Missouri’s Interstate 70 between Kansas City and St. Louis is being made available to private entities to use as a “laboratory for construction of the next generation of highways.” The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) announced the plans to open up the highway, dubbed “Road to Tomorrow”, at its June meeting. “It’s only appropriate […]

June 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

Federal grant to provide $2 million to repair roads damaged by Joplin tornado reconstruction

A grant of $2 million from the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) will be used to repair roads in Duquesne, a small Missouri community that was struck by the EF-5 tornado that also decimated nearby Joplin in May 2011. Heavy equipment and heavy loads passing through Duquesne damaged the city’s roads during debris removal following […]

May 29, 2015

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT sets date for Youth Transportation Conference

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has scheduled its 2015 Youth Transportation Conference, an event that provides students with aspirations for engineering or transportation-related jobs access to college campus visits and competitions to encourage the pursuit of transportation careers. The conference, available to students entering 9th through 12 grade, is scheduled for July 19-24 at […]

May 25, 2015

Roadbuilding

North Carolina, Missouri DOTs ask for public input on services/work zones

We’re used to taking customer service surveys for retail outlets, but it’s a rare instance when a public service institution actively seeks out such feedback. Such are the recent efforts of both North Carolina (NCDOT) and Missouri Departments of Transportation (MoDOT). NCDOT is conducting its first customer survey by mailing out questionnaires to “randomly selected […]

May 18, 2015

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT cuts planned highway, bridge projects by 30% over next 5 years

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has released for public review its draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) for fiscal years 2016-2020. The plan outlines state and regional transportation projects planned during the period of July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2020. Due to the scheduled drop in MoDOT’s construction budget, from $596 million in […]

May 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

Missouri officials call for a raise in the state gas tax

The Missouri Senate passed a bill Thursday to raise the state’s gas tax 1.5 cents a gallon in order to raise money to fix the declining infrastructure. According to a report from the Kansas City Star, an earlier proposal to raise the tax by two cents had stalled. State and local officials gathered at the Broadway Bridge […]

May 5, 2015

Roadbuilding

Poor road and bridge conditions cost Missouri motorists $4.5 billion a year

Missouri motorists are being hit with $4.5 billion a year in costs related to poor road and bridge conditions as well congestion and poor safety features, according to a recent report from The Road Improvement Program (TRIP). This equates to a range of roughly $1,100 to $1,500 per motorist, the group says, in expenses from […]

May 4, 2015