The top active projects in each county include the projects that are most visible to the traveling public and most likely to receive interest or inquiry.
For a complete list of all projects for 2009, review the project map or visit the Road Construction Resource Center.
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Cass County
Route Y: Completed as promised - reconstructing six miles of Route Y between Route YY and Route D on Oct. 20. The $1 million project consisted of full-depth reclamation, which recycled existing asphalt and base to build a much stronger foundation for a three-inch asphalt driving surface. Chester Bross Construction Co. was the contractor, and Mt. Carmel Stabilization Group, Inc. was the subcontractor for the project.
Route D: Completed as promised - asphalt resurfacing of 16 miles of Route D between Route A in Drexel and Route Y in Cleveland completed by Oct. 20. The $500,000 project also included paving Route Y from the Kansas state line to Route D through Cleveland.
North Cass Parkway interchange: The new interchange at about 187th Street will open by mid-summer 2010. The bridge over Route 71 is complete, and ramp work is well under way. Work will continue through the winter to complete approaches connecting the bridge to the ramps. Peculiar Drive relocation was completed in September to accommodate the new interchange.
Route 71 at 163rd Street interchange: A $13.5 million project to reconstruct the interchange, replacing the Route 71 bridges with wider, longer bridges to provide room for separate through lanes, turn lanes and traffic signals on 163rd Street is expected to be fully completed by Memorial Day 2010. A ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 17 marked the opening of all ramps and mainline Route 71.
52 miles of state routes in Cass County resurfaced by Nov. 25: Fifty-two miles of less-travelled routes were cold milled to repair and stabilize the roads’ base and then one-inch asphalt overlay will give the roads a smooth surface. The $2.8 million contract by G&M Concrete and Asphalt was completed by November 2009.
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Click on the picture and
watch the full-depth reclamation in progress! |
Clay County
Vivion Road, Route 69: MoDOT and the city of Riverside recently held a public meeting to share with residents and motorists about projects in the area. The open house informational public meeting introduced three projects along Route 69, Vivion Road, through the cities of Riverside, North Kansas City, Northmoor and Gladstone. The projects included funded and unfunded improvements for Vivion Road. The two funded projects coming up in 2010 include replacing the Line Creek Bridge on Vivion Road, and intersection improvements at Vivon Road and Waukomis. The unfunded project is a result of a Corridor Study done to determine improvements needed between Gateway and Old Pike Road. Visit the online portion by clicking here.
Route 9 interchange at Briarcliff Drive: MoDOT hosted a public meeting on this project to share plans with local citizens and businesses.
Plans include making improvements to the existing roadway and building ramps from southbound Route 9 to Briarcliff with dual lane roundabouts at each ramp. Construction is expected to begin in September to be finished by the end of 2010. This is a cost-share project with Briarcliff Parkway group.
The Heart of America Bridge, which connects Downtown Kansas City with North Kansas City via Route 9, will be reconfigured to provide a barrier-protected multiuse path for bicycles and pedestrians. Total project costs are $7.1 million — $4,545,000 of the project is funded by ARRA funds.
Currently the project is scheduled to be let Dec. 18 with construction to begin in early 2010.
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Review the Vivion Road web pages
to see the concept for the the corridor improvements.
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Henry County
Henry County will see many bridge projects over the next few years. Recently, the Route N Bridge over Honey Creek had the deck replaced with some support work. This $369,000 project closed the bridge for no more than 45 days. A ribbon cutting celebration was held in early September to signify the completion for the first bridge in Henry County.
Route 7: Paving and shoulder improvements from Deer Creek just east of Clinton to Route PP in Tightwad was completed in September.
Route 52: An ARRA project to resurface from St. Clair County line to Route 13 is part of a $1.4 million contract was completed in October.
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Henry County officials and MoDOT cut the ribbon on the Route N Bridge as Henry County's first SAS Bridge. |
Jackson County
Route 150: Reconfigure and reconstruct interchange at Route 150 in Grandview and Kansas City. The $47 million project is nearing a halfway mark, now that the southbound mainline bridge has opened and traffic has shifted over to it. The Route 150 ramp to southbound Route 71 is now open. Next comes completion and opening of the southbound Route 71 to Route 150 ramp and progress on outer road bridges. The new, single-point, urban interchange will be complete by late 2010.
Route 150: Widening to four lanes from east of Route 71 to Horridge Road in Kansas City as part of a bigger project that will include widening to just west of Route 291 in Lee's Summit. The $30 million in improvements will be completed in late 2010. A portion is expected to open to Peterson Road by early spring 2010.
I-470 and Strother Road Interchange: The Strother Road Interchange is on schedule to be complete by August 2010 at a cost of $15.8 million through a cost share with the city of Lee's Summit. Crews recently finished the deck pours for both the east and westbound I-470 bridges and traffic has moved from the bypass to the new bridges. The intersection at Independence Avenue and Ralph Powell has been closed to tie the side streets into the new interchange at Strother Road and I-470 through December. Traffic will be detoured around the closure.
I-470 and Route 50 Interchange : The construction for a half diamond interchange at Blue Parkway including a collector distributor lane on EB I-470 and WB I-470 in Lee’s Summit is on time and on budget. Crews completed both of the half-diamond interchanges at Pryor Road and Blue Parkway. Currently, motorists will see additional work with ramp closures as they move through the area. The entire project, including the connector bridges connecting Blue Parkway with Pryor Road, will be complete by Summer 2010 at a cost of $46 million.
Recently, this job received the Kansas City Business Journal's Capstone Award in the infrastructure category.
I-470: Nighttime pavement repairs, approach repairs to bridges at Blue Ridge Boulevard and at Raytown Road, and resurfacing. Pavement repairs continue on the bridge approaches, and resurfacing is expected to begin in early September on the $2 million project.
I-70 and Woods Chapel Interchange: MoDOT and the city of Blue Springs are currently designing a new Diverging Diamond Interchange at I-70 and Woods Chapel Road.
This almost one mile corridor between the westbound ramps at the I-70 and Woods Chapel interchange has experienced large amounts of growth, which in turn has created the need to improve the roadway and the I-70 interchange. Final plans will be complete and submitted in spring 2010 with construction beginning in summer 2011. All work on Woods Chapel and at the interchange is scheduled to be complete in fall 2013. Click here to view the online public meeting.
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Click on the video link to get a street-eye view of driving through the diverging diamond in Springfield, Mo. |
Johnson County
Route 13: Construction of two-lane roadway from just north of Route 50 to just north of Route Y and new interchange at Route 50 near Warrensburg. This project, begun in February 2009, will be completed by the end of 2010. Traffic on Route 50 now travels over new bridges, which are part of the new Route 50 and Route 13 interchange, a major component of the $27 million project.
Route DD: Resurfacing from Route 23 to Route 13 and construction of a new interchange with relocated Route 13 in Warrensburg. This $1.1 million project is midway to completion, which is scheduled for the end of 2010.
Route 50: Work is now complete and motorists are driving on a smoother eastbound Route 50. Crews recently performed pavement repairs and shoulder treatments from the Jackson County line to County Road 1501 and resurfaced all eastbound lanes from County Road 1501 to east of PCA Road in Warrensburg.
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Looking south from Route 50 at Devasher Road near Warrensburg, crews have begun leveling the road where the new Route 13 will travel.
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Lafayette County
I-70:
Lexington Gap, relocating Route 13: This project is on schedule to be complete in the fall of 2010. Currently, crews are doing the main ground work, excavating and moving dirt, and placing concrete culverts where the road will be constructed. By March 2010, the crews will begin the construction for the new roadway. The project will finish at a cost of $7.1 million.
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Resurfacing on I-70 as part of ARRA
The Lexington Gap on Route 13 is on schedule
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Platte County
Route 45: The roundabout at Route 45 and Route K is complete with traffic using the new intersection. Work is still underway on the project with a smaller roundabout being constructed at Brink Meyer and Union Chapel Roads to tie them into the newly constructed portion of Route K south of the new, larger roundabout. This project is expected to be complete by August.
Route 45:
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A shoofly around the Bear Creek
bridge will carry traffic while this one is replaced.
The Safe & Sound Crews have moved in and
demolished the existing Bear Creek
bridge.
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Ray County
Route 10: Two bridges are scheduled to be replaced as part of MoDOT's Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program in 2010. The 46-year-old Route 10 Bridge over Fishing River, and the 36-year-old Route 10 Bridge over Route 169 on the Clay County Line, will be closed to receive new bridge decks. These bridges carry more than 7,000 vehicles per day.
Safe & Sound Bridges: KTU Constructors have been awarded several bridges in the are as part of the Safe & Sound initiative. This aggressive program will replace or rehabilitate more than 800 brides statewide. A list of bridges to be replaced in 2010 include:
- Route A drain ditch starting in mid July and closed for no more than 36 days.
- Route A over Crabapple Creek in mid August and closed for no more than 36 days.
- Route K over Crooked River in Mid September and closed for no more than 57 days.
- Route T over Rollins Creek in late September and closed for no more than 44 days.
- Route B over Cottonwood Creek in early October and closed for no more than 45 days,
- Route E over Mud Creek in early November and closed for no more than 39 days.
Route 13: Route 13 in the northern portion of the county will receive a new driving surface this year. The roadway from the Ray/Caldwell County line to the four lane portion of Route 13 will have an overlay done this construction season. Awarded to Apac Missouri, this job will be complete by November, but once the contractor begins the work, they will have no more than 60 days to finish.
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Route 10 Bridge over Fishing River, a
Safe & Sound Bridge to be replaced in early 2010.
Route 10 Bridge over Route 169. |
