ST. CHARLES COUNTY- The Missouri Department of Transportation will be hosting a groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of construction for Improve I-70: Warrenton to Wentzville. The event will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, at the closed eastbound I-70 weigh station in Foristell. This is the second construction project in MoDOT’s Statewide Improve I-70 Program and will add a third lane of travel in each direction to Interstate 70 between Warrenton and Wentzville. This project includes the Improve I-70 and additional legislatively designated General Revenue funding. It also includes previously allocated funds in the state’s program for other I-70 and I-64 projects for a total contract cost of $600 million, the largest single contract in MoDOT’s history.
Missouri’s FY2024 budget approved through the state legislative process and signed by the governor provides $2.8 billion in General Revenue for the costs to build a third lane of I-70 across the state between Blue Springs and Wentzville.
WHAT
Groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the beginning of construction for Improve I-70: Warrenton to Wentzville.
WHEN AND WHERE
10 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2025
Closed eastbound I-70 weigh station in Foristell
2859 Veterans Memorial Parkway Foristell, MO 63348
Attendees can access the event via the I-70 south outer road (Veterans Memorial Parkway) by exiting I-70 at Route T/W (Exit 203) then use the I-70 South Outer Road going eastbound to the opening of the weigh scales. A MoDOT vehicle with flashing lights will be staged at the entrance, and MoDOT staff will be on site to direct attendees.
SPEAKERS
- Dustin Boatwright, Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Vice-Chair
- Travis Fitzwater, Missouri Senate District 10
- Joe Gildehaus, Warren County Presiding Commissioner
- Steve Ehlmann, St. Charles County Executive
- Ed Hassinger, MoDOT Director
- Josh Doerhoff, Emery Sapp & Sons Executive Vice President
- Eric Kopinski, Improve I-70 Program Director
For more information on Improve I-70: Warrenton to Wentzville, visit its webpage.
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