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	Interstate 70 Resurfacing
The Missouri Department of Transportation will resurface 17 miles of westbound I-70 from Route B (mile marker 103) near Boonville to the Saline County line. Funding for the project comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Work is scheduled to begin in summer 2009 and end in fall 2009. Contractor: Chester Bross Construction Co./C.B. Equipment Inc. of Hannibal, Mo. Award Amount: $7,612,021.52
	Route 5 Bridge over Interstate 70 Bridge Deck Replacement
The Missouri Department of Transportation will replace the bridge deck of the Route 5 bridge over Interstate 70 in Cooper County as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. The Route 5 bridge is located at mile marker 101. The bridge will close to traffic during construction, which is scheduled to begin on June 2, 2009, and end in early August. Ramps to and from I-70 will remain open to traffic. In order to cross the interstate, motorists will be detoured along I-70 to the next adjacent interchange, at Route 41 (mile marker 98) or Route B (mile marker 103). During the work, occasional lane closures may occur on east and westbound I-70 at this location. Contractor: Don Schnieders Excavating Co. of Jefferson City, Mo. Mid-Missouri Safe & Sound Bridge Program Information
	Route 41/135 Bridge over Interstate 70 Bridge Deck Replacement
The Missouri Department of Transportation will replace the bridge deck of the Route 41/135 bridge over Interstate 70 in Cooper County as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. The Route 41 bridge is located at mile marker 98. The bridge was closed to traffic during construction, which began on Sept. 9, 2009 and ended on Oct. 21, 2009. Contractor: Don Schnieders Excavating Co. of Jefferson City, Mo. Mid-Missouri Safe & Sound Bridge Program Information
	Chouteau Creek Bridge on Route M Bridge Deck Replacement
The bridge deck of the Chouteau Creek Bridge in Cooper County will be replaced as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. The bridge is located two miles south of Interstate 70. The bridge is closed to traffic during construction, which started on Oct. 23 and will be complete in late November. Motorists will be detoured around the work area. Contractor: Don Schnieders Excavating Co. of Jefferson City, Mo. Mid-Missouri Safe & Sound Bridge Program Information
	I-70 Improvement Study
The I-70 Improvement Study is an effort by the Missouri Department of Transportation to determine how to improve the safety and efficiency of travel on 199 miles of Interstate 70 between Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. The study identified widening and reconstructing the existing I-70 as the preferred approach to improving the corridor. It also considered the location and configuration of improvements to be made. In September 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Interstate 70 through Missouri as one of six interstates nationwide included in its “Corridors of the Future” program to look at innovative ways to reduce congestion and improve freight delivery. The program calls for the Interstate 70 corridor through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to add four dedicated truck lanes. Missouri will receive $2 million to supplement the existing I-70 study to consider the truck lanes concept. MoDOT Hosts Public Hearings for Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Columbia Public Hearing Scheduled for March 4, 2009 MoDOT Hosting Online Public Meeting on Truck-Only Lanes Concept for I-70 Listening Station scheduled for Sept. 10, 2008 in Columbia, Mo. Sept. 2007 News Release -- MoDOT to Conduct Supplemental "Truck Lanes Only" Study for I-70 Click here to look at the Improve I-70 Web site.