MoDOT Northwest District

I-229 Moving Forward

The I-229 double-decker bridge is a unique piece of St. Joseph infrastructure that has served the community since it was completed in 1986. After completing an Environmental Assessment (EA), it was determined that the double-decker bridge will be removed and replaced with an at-grade four-lane roadway (raised where needed for flood resilience).

Buchanan County U.S. Route 59 & Alabama Intersection Improvement Project

This southern St. Joseph intersection is vital to local, motor carrier and rail traffic. The intersection improvement project aims to improve tractor-trailer turning movements and increase capacity for vehicles stopped at the Route U train crossing.

Clinton County I-35 Rehabilitation Project

A two-year project will begin in the spring of 2025 to rehabilitate a section of I-35, north and southbound, in Clinton County.  The project will also resurface and widen U.S Route 69

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  • Highland Avenue to close for concrete replacement July 6-10

    06/30/2026

    St. Joseph, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Transportation will close Highland Avenue from the northbound Interstate 229 off ramp to Huntoon Road for concrete replacement beginning Monday, July 6 at 7 a.m.

    Traffic impacts: Highland Avenue will be...

  • Buchanan County Gene Field Road Bridge over I-29 now open

    06/27/2026

    ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Gene Field Road Bridge over Interstate 29 in St. Joseph is now open following a bridge replacement project. Clarkson Construction Company, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, reopened the bridge to traffic...

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