Where: Missouri Route 97 bridge over Horse Creek north of Jerico Springs
When: As of 4 p.m., Tuesday, November 18
Details: The bridge was closed in August to allow contractor crews to demolish and replace the bridge. The contractor also installed new barrier walls, guardrail and new permanent striping.
The bridge also was widened by four feet to a total of 24 feet to accommodate two 10-foot-wide lanes and two two-foot shoulders.
This is the first bridge to be completed and opened to traffic in a three-year project to improve 20 bridges in seven (7) counties in west central Missouri. Of the 20 bridges in the project, known as the Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle, fourteen (14) bridges will be replaced and six (6) bridges will receive major rehabilitation work. On average, these bridges have been in place for 70 years.
More information about this project can be found on the project website – Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle.
Project Details:
- Prime Contractor – The ESS Team
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- Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. – Columbia
- Bartlett & West – Topeka, Kans.
- Total Project Cost: $38 million
- Contract Completion Date: November 15, 2027
The ESS Team is a partnership of engineering and construction firms that will design and construct the project with oversight by MoDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.
For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest
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