MU’s Pinkel Plugs Seatbelt Use
Mizzou Head Football Coach Gary Pinkel and the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety have teamed up to take on the Tigers’ most formidable opponent yet: people who don’t buckle up. Pinkel
Missouri Amtrak Ridership Soars
Final figures for the Amtrak fiscal year show more people are opting for Amtrak trains twice daily between Kansas City and St. Louis, with ridership rising by more than 30 percent to 151,690 for the 12 months ending Sept. 30. Amtrak
Hundreds Participate in I-70 Online Public Meeting
MoDOT officials faced a dilemma this summer as plans were made for a mid-project update on the environmental study that is evaluating the inclusion of truck-only lanes to any future reconstruction and expansion of Interstate 70 across Missouri. I-70
Agreement Makes it Easier for Some Farmers to Cross the Line
The Missouri and Iowa departments of Transportation have inked an agreement that gives farmers who use large trucks to haul property across the state line the limited ability to do so without meeting commercial drivers license requirements. Trucks
Five Things You Can Tell Your Neighbors About Safe & Sound
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved plans to improve 802 of Missouri’s lowest rated bridges in five years. Here are five things you can tell your family, friends and neighbors about changes to the Safe & Sound Program...
Share the Highway: Operation Safe Driver Week
There is good news for everyone who shares Missouri highways: the number of commercial motor vehicle crashes that resulted in fatalities fell an incredible 23 percent between 2005 and 2007. Crashes that resulted in injuries were down 11 percent. Safe Driver
Laserlux Ready for Action
The Laserlux may sound like a super hero tool, but it’s really a tool for MoDOT to use to improve safety for Missouri drivers and save taxpayer money. MoDOT purchased the laserlux retroreflectometer in 2007 to help ensure pavement markings’ visibility to nighttime drivers, and it is now getting off the ground and on the road. Laserlux
A Conversation for Moving Missouri Forward
MoDOT has begun the conversation for improving the state’s transportation system and making it safer. The initiative, called A Conversation for Moving Missouri Forward, identifies transportation options needed to make Missouri roads safer, create jobs and improve our quality of life. It’s the next step in determining where transportation in Missouri needs to be headed and what Missourians want their transportation system to look like. Forward
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