The Missouri Department of Transportation held two public meetings to provide information and answer questions regarding the proposed project to improve the Historic Miami Bridge. The proposed project has three options the participants could choose when offering their comments about the project. The options are as follows:

The first meeting was held on Tuesday, January 8, at the Miami School. Thirty-six members of the public visited the meeting, reviewed the displays and asked questions from MoDOT representatives. The second meeting was held on Thursday, January 10, at the Brunswick RII School. Thirty-seven members of the public attended this meeting. After discussions the participants were invited to offer written or verbal comments about their preferred choice from the options provided. Several participants completed the comment form while at the meetings and several more elected to take the forms and mail their comments to MoDOT. Comments were accepted at the MoDOT District 2 office through January 20. Of thecomments received, several choosing 2 options on the same comment form, 94%supported the Partial Replacement; 9% supported the Rehabilitation of the Existing Bridge with no comments received in support of the No Build option. The comments reflected the publics understanding for the need to perform the partial replacement but acknowledged the hardship they would experience from the extensive detour caused by the bridge closure. Several comments included requests for alternate transportation of either a ferry or shuttle service. In conversations conducted at the meetings between participants and MoDOT representatives, reliability was preferred over convenience. The MoDOT representatives explained that a ferry service would be less reliable because the fluctuating water levels of the river and surface conditions would, at times, make a ferry service impossible. It was apparent the shuttle service would best address the concerns of those who attended the public meetings. Some comments requested MoDOT evaluate an intersection at the south side of the bridge on the west bank. The comments indicated a possible sight distance issue at this location. Further investigation indicated no accident reports have been documented at this location and this location is outside the scope of the project. However, further investigation by the Area Engineer will determine if there is a sight distance issue that our maintenance crew can address. One comment also included a request to build up the north side of the bridge on Highway 41; no further explanation was given on the

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing will be held by the Missouri
Department of Transportation (MoDOT) on Wednesday, April 23 between the hours of 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time. The hearing will be held at the Brunswick R-II School’s multipurpose room located at 1008 County Road in Brunswick.

The hearing is being held to provide information on a proposed project for improvements to the Historic Miami Bridge. During the hearing, an openhouse format will be used, and MoDOT personnel will be available to discuss the project.

Information sheets, drawings, and other detailed information prepared by the Missouri
Department of Transportation will be available for viewing during the meeting.

Accommodations are available for disabled persons requiring an accessible format for the meeting. Any person requiring special accommodations should call the District 2 Customer Service Center toll free at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636), or TDD (telecommunication devices for the deaf) 1-800-735-2966, at least five working days prior to the public meeting so that arrangements for those services can be made.

For more information on the project visit www.modot.org/northcentral.