Southwest District – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, at its meeting on Wednesday, April 1, awarded a project to construct the final five miles of I-49 in Missouri between Pineville and the Missouri/Arkansas state line in McDonald County, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
The project, known as the I-49 Missouri/Arkansas Connector, was awarded to Emery Sapp & Sons Inc., of Columbia for $58.7 million. Construction is expected to begin in late April or early May with completion by Sept. 30, 2021.
Project Facts:
- Complete final five miles of I-49 in Missouri between Pineville and Missouri/Arkansas border
- Relocate four-lane divided highway to the west of existing U.S. Route 71
- New roadway will meet interstate standards with access only at interchanges
- New interchange built at Missouri Route 90 west of Jane
- Funded by $25 million Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) federal grant
- When Missouri/Arkansas Connector completed, I-49 will stretch 290 miles between Kansas City and Fort Smith, Ark.
Weather and/or scheduling delays will alter the work schedule.
(For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest)
(Follow MoDOT's Southwest District: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram |YouTube)
(Take the Challenge! Buckle Up/Phone Down)