Tag: Missouri DOT

Roadbuilding

USDOT announces $856 million in INFRA discretionary grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $856 million in proposed grants through its Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) discretionary grant program, which aims to fix the nations’s infrastructure through government and private funding, using technology to improve building processes, and increasing project accountability. It also aims to increase the total investment by state, local, […]

August 2, 2019

Roadbuilding

Record-breaking Midwest floods keep DOTs scrambling; NOAA predicts much more water coming

Extensive flooding across the Midwest has left several state DOTs scrambling to reopen roads and prepare for major road repairs. Learn more on Equipment World.

March 25, 2019

Roadbuilding

Nine projects from 5 states win Mid America regional America’s Transportation Awards

Nine projects from five states were named the top transportation projects as Mid America regional winners for the 2017 America’s Transportation Awards. The awards were presented during the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials’ (MAASTO) annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio. The northeast regional winners of the America’s Transportation Awards were announced earlier this month, and […]

July 27, 2017

Roadbuilding

Design-Build Institute gives National Award of Merit to 4 transportation projects

The Design-Build Institute has awarded four transportation projects with its annual National Award of Merit. The projects will go on to compete for the Project of the Year, which will be announced at the group’s annual meeting in November. The four projects include: Dallas Horseshoe Design-Build Cost: $723 million Design-builder: Pegasus Link Constructors General Contractor: Pegasus Link […]

July 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT names Hood state highway safety and traffic engineer

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has named 21-year agency veteran Nicole Hood as the state highway safety and traffic engineer, replacing the retiring Eiler Rackers. Hood began working at MoDOT in the Central Office as a transportation planner, and continued on with the agency in positions in planning, design and traffic. She has served […]

May 18, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT: 230+ roads still closed due to flooding

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) reports more than 230 roads across the state are still closed due to flooding and damages from recent heavy rains and storms. Both northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 55 between St. Louis and Jefferson counties were closed late yesterday, and I-44 was closed in St. Louis for a […]

May 4, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT to allow heavier than normal aggregate truckloads to help with flood relief

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is allowing through the end of May heavier than normal truckloads of rock, sand and gravel on the state’s highways to allow for the raw materials to be used in repairs of roads and other infrastructure following flooding from recent storms. “While the waiver is in effect, private and […]

May 3, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT celebrates 30 years of Adopt-A-Highway Program

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) marked 30 years of its Adopt-A-Highway Program with a celebration in Jefferson City. Missouri began the program in 1987, following the effort by Texas in the mid-1980s to involve state citizens in helping to clean up areas around state highways. Missouri has more than 5,200 groups and 50,000 volunteers involved […]

April 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT launches enhanced pothole patrol program

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has launched an enhanced pothole repair reporting program aimed at enhancing the speed at which potholes are repaired. The agency reports it will “aggressively respond” in patching potholes. “We want to get asphalt in the hole as quickly as possible. If you report it in the morning, our goal […]

March 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT names DeMers as director of innovative partnerships and alternative funding

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has named Michael DeMers as the its director of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding, a position that oversees efforts to find new ways of generating transportation revenue and finding ways to “leverage emerging technologies.” “I am thrilled to be a part of the MoDOT team,” DeMers says. “The department […]

February 28, 2017

Roadbuilding

MoDOT renames youth leadership program TRACTION

The Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT) Highway Safety Division has renamed its Youth Traffic Safety Leadership Training program to Teens Taking Action to Prevent Traffic Crashes—or TRACTION. The program was previously branded as TEAM SPIRIT. “The program has been in existence for over 20 years. It will have a new look, but the traffic safety […]

December 26, 2016

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT seeks public input on identifying historical significance of bridges

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is seeking the public’s help in identifying bridges across the state that are “associated with historical events or people of importance to a community” to determine the impact of the removal or update to bridges. This effort is part of the agency’s work to create a “programmatic agreement” for […]

December 16, 2016