Contract Awarded for Replacing Cooper County Bridge

SPRINGFIELD – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has awarded a contract to E and C Bridge to replace the Route 179 bridge over the Petite Saline Creek south of Wooldridge. The contractor submitted the lowest bid of $1,416,118.

The replacement of the bridge is scheduled to begin this summer and be completed in the fall. The roadway will be closed once work begins. When a start date is established, MoDOT will alert the public about the project 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 and Twitter for project updates.

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