MACON – The Missouri Department of Transportation is currently in the planning process for a bridge replacement project on Missouri Route 19 over Interstate 70 at New Florence. Motorists are going to see some activity in the upcoming weeks that is in relation to this planning. You can expect to see crews out the week of July 27 doing soil analysis that will help determine the best design of the new bridge. Stakes will be in place next week in preparation for this work.
MoDOT held a public meeting at the Ambulance District Building in February 2020 to visit with the public about the bridge options that are being proposed, as well as the project recommendation.
“We had an outstanding turnout by the public at our meeting. We want to continue moving forward in this planning process so that a decision can be made on the design of this new bridge,” said MoDOT Area Engineer Erik Maninga.
All information currently available about the project is posted online, at https://www.modot.org/missouri-route-19-bridge-replacement-over-i-70.
A construction schedule won’t be established until after the project is funded. Those interested can subscribe to the email and text notification system at https://www6.modot.mo.gov/eMoDOTWeb/jsp/signon/signon.jsp.