EMINENCE - At its regular monthly meeting this week, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved a contract to replace the Howard County Route Z bridge over Bartlett Creek.
The contract was awarded to Widel, Inc., which submitted the low bid of $508,678.
The current bridge, located west of Route 87, is included in Governor Parson’s “Focus on Bridges” program passed by the Missouri General Assembly during its 2019 session. The program appropriated $50 million in state general revenue to fund 45 high priority bridge projects throughout the state.
When work begins, Route Z will be closed for up to 85 days. A start date for work on the bridge has not yet been established. MoDOT will alert the public with updates through signs, news releases and social media.
For more information about this project or other transportation-related matters, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636) or visit www.modot.org/central. Follow the MoDOT Central Missouri District on Facebook for project updates.
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