Tag: Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission

Roadbuilding

MoDOT develops tools to provide information on five-year road and bridge program

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced that it has created the “Missouri Road and Bridge Program” to better communicate how road and bridge revenues will be invested in the state’s infrastructure over the next five years. The new document is an abbreviated form of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) that was approved by […]

August 22, 2019

Roadbuilding

Missouri approves 2018-2022 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved the 2018-2022 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which includes 605 new projects covering 2,247 lane-miles of interstate, 3,302 miles of major routes, 7,462 miles of minor routes and 499 bridges. “Our legislature and the citizens of Missouri have told us loud and clear to take care of […]

July 11, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri Highways & Transportation Commission names new chair, vice chair

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has named Michael B. Pace as chair and Gregg C. Smith as vice chair. Former Gov. Jay Nixon appointed Pace to the commission in 2015 and Smith in 2013. “I am very pleased to be nominated and elected chairman,” Pace says. “I promise that I will do my very […]

March 10, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri Highways & Transportation Commission approves “more robust” 5-year STIP

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved the state’s five-year Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. Officials say the 2017-2021 program is “more robust” than plans from the last two years due to an improved economy, but isn’t strong enough to take on “high-priority” projects such as the expansion of I-70. “We have a long-term insufficient […]

July 12, 2016

Roadbuilding

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 DOT adds projects to long-term plans due to improved funding outlook

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has added 855 projects to its 2017-2021 State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) plan, citing increased state revenues and the assurance of long-term federal funding due to last year’s FAST Act. MoDOT recently presented its latest STIP to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC). “This year’s STIP allows us […]

May 13, 2016

Roadbuilding

Briscoe named to Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed John W. Briscoe to serve on the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) for a term lasting until 2021. “From his more than 25 years as a county prosecuting attorney to his seven years on the Truman State Board of Governors, John has demonstrated both his desire and ability […]

January 1, 2016

Roadbuilding

McKenna named new Missouri DOT director

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has named Patrick McKenna as the new director of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), replacing Roberta Broeker who served as interim director since April. “I am excited and honored to take on the director’s position at MoDOT,” McKenna said. “Missouri faces a lot of transportation challenges, but […]

November 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

With state’s bridges in “critical need of attention,” Missouri DOT approved for $100 million in extra funding

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has approved $100 million in additional funds for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to use in bridge and road repair efforts, according to a report by ABC 17 News. With matching federal funds, the total actually rises to roughly $200 million, which will be divided approximately in […]

September 11, 2015

Roadbuilding

Missouri commission awards $13 million in road and bridge contracts

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded 11 contracts totaling nearly $13 million for the 24-country Southeast District of the state, covering pavement repairs, overlays, intersection improvements, bridge replacement, and sidewalk improvements. These include: $107,808 contract was awarded to Fronabarger Concreters for concrete repairs on Interstate 55 from the Jefferson County line to Route 60 […]

April 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

Missouri could get $4.8 billion in transportation projects

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission on Wednesday approved $4.8 billion in transportation projects that could would go into effect if state voters approve a transportation-focused ballot measure at the polls next month, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced Wednesday. On Aug. 5, state citizens will vote on Constitutional Amendment 7, which would increase […]

July 9, 2014

Maintenance

Commission adopts plan to make Missouri DOT smaller

Reduction in Staff, Facilities and Equipment Will Save $512 Million The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission adopted a plan that will make the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) a smaller agency so more funding can be directed to needed road and bridge projects. In a resolution, the six commission members adopted a plan that calls […]

June 8, 2011