Tag: Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT): Page 2

MoDOT’s eco-friendly approach to construction

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has adopted an innovative approach to aid in stream improvement that is providing habitat enhancements for endangered fish and wildlife, while reducing project costs and completion times, simplifying the permitting process and making Missouri’s roads and bridges safer.,Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has adopted an innovative approach to aid in stream improvement that is providing habitat enhancements for endangered fish and wildlife, while reducing project costs and completion times, simplifying the permitting process and making Missouri’s roads and bridges safer.,Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has adopted an innovative approach to aid in stream improvement that is providing habitat enhancements for endangered fish and wildlife, while reducing project costs and completion times, simplifying the permitting process and making Missouri’s roads and bridges safer.

October 7, 2010

MoDOT’s eco-friendly approach to construction

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has adopted an innovative approach to aid in stream improvement that is providing habitat enhancements for endangered fish and wildlife, while reducing project costs and completion times, simplifying the permitting process and making Missouri’s roads and bridges safer. “MoDOT is committed to limiting environmental impacts made during construction projects,” said […]

October 6, 2010

Missouri DOT completes 200th ‘Safe & Sound Bridge’

In the last 15 months, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has made it one-fourth of the way to its goal of 802 new and improved bridges in five years. When the Route JJ bridge over Richland Creek in Morgan County opened on Aug. 24, it was the 200th bridge completed under MoDOT’s Safe & […]

August 25, 2010

Missouri DOT officially opens first U.S. stimulus project

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will officially open the first U.S. economic recovery act project – the Osage River Bridge at Tuscumbia, Mo. – following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Aug. 16. MoDOT Interim Director Kevin Keith will oversee the event. Once officials cut the ceremonial ribbon, a parade of vehicles featuring […]

August 10, 2010

Five-year highway construction program approved

Missouri’s five-year highway construction program was approved July 1, 2010, by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, but it’s only one-third the size of the 2009 program. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says the funding is barely enough in funds to take care of the existing system. Missourians will see very few new projects […]

July 13, 2010

Missouri approves 5-year highway construction program

Missouri’s five-year highway construction program was approved July 1, 2010, by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, but it’s only one-third the size of the 2009 program. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says the funding is barely enough in funds to take care of the existing system. Missourians will see very few new projects […]

July 13, 2010

Widest concrete bridge deck pour in Missouri begins

The single widest bridge deck pour in Missouri history starts today off the north bank of the Missouri River, as part of the new Christopher S. Bond Bridge. This concrete pour will be 134-feet wide, and will be placed in 70-foot sections for a total of 1,750 cubic yards. It will take seven to 10 […]

April 27, 2010

MoDOT director Pete Rahn announces resignation

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission today announced the resignation of Pete Rahn as director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. Rahn’s resignation will be effective April 23, 2010. “It’s with a very heavy heart that we have accepted Pete’s resignation,” said Rudy Farber, chairman of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in a written […]

March 24, 2010

MoDOT director Pete Rahn announces resignation

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission today announced the resignation of Pete Rahn as director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. Rahn’s resignation will be effective April 23, 2010. “It’s with a very heavy heart that we have accepted Pete’s resignation,” said Rudy Farber, chairman of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in a written […]

March 24, 2010

MoDOT delayed road, bridge projects now up for bid after latest SAFETEA-LU extension

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has put up for bid the delayed road and bridge projects following President Obama’s signature to approve an extension of the Safe Efficient Transportation Equity Act–A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), the surface transportation act, that will bring federal transportation funding levels back to $42 billion through Dec. 31, 2010. This corrects […]

March 19, 2010

Missouri DOT cancels bid opening…again

Seems like it’s becoming a habit. Last month, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) cancelled its February bid opening and now the state agency is canceling its March bid opening — originally planned for March 26 — because of concerns about federal funding levels. When MoDOT canceled the Feb. 26 bid opening, it announced future bid openings […]

March 11, 2010

Missouri receives $31 million for high-speed rail projects

Missouri was awarded $31 million for high-speed rail projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), a.k.a. “the stimulus.” “We are very pleased. This is the best news we could have hoped for given the extreme competition for rail funding,” said Brian Weiler, director of Multimodal Operations at the Missouri Department of Transportation, in […]

January 29, 2010

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