JEFFERSON CITY – The year 2015 ended with an 11.4 percent increase in fatalities on Missouri roads. After two years of lower numbers, the fatalities in Missouri for 2015 were over 800 for the first time since 2012.
As of Dec. 31, 853 lives were...
Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death among youth in Missouri, accounting for nearly 12% of traffic fatalities during the last three years. Although only comprising approximately 8% of Missouri licensed drivers, young drivers were involved...
BURLINGTON JUNCTION, Mo. – U.S. Route 71 north of U.S. Route 136 is open to motorists once again. The road closed at 11 a.m. this morning due to a stalled truck. A towing company was able to clear the stalled truck, however the cargo it was hauling...
JEFFERSON CITY – According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a crash on a road with a speed limit of 65 mph or greater is more than twice as likely to result in a fatality than a crash on a road with a speed limit of 45 or 50 mph...
BURLINGTON JUNCTION, Mo. – U.S. Route 71 north of U.S. Route 136 will close at 11 a.m. due to a stalled truck. The road could be closed for two to three hours or more as a tow truck works to clear the stalled truck.
Iowa is diverting all southbound...
Safe Transportation for Every Pedestrian (STEP) Workshop - November 13th - Springfield, MO
November 13th, 8:30 am to 5 pm
The Library Station, Frisco Room
2535 N. Kansas Expressway
Springfield, MO 65803
Workshop Description
According to the...
LAFAYETTE COUNTY – The Missouri Department of Transportation will close one lane on Interstate 70 at mile marker 62.5 and Lafayette County Route Y from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8.
This closure will enable MoDOT to do pavement repairs on I...
HANNIBAL – Drivers will see road and bridge work next year on U.S. Route 24 between Monroe City and the Randolph County line. The bridge over Middle Fork Salt River near Paris will get a new deck; the 39-mile stretch of highway will be resurfaced...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Local maintenance crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation will close the ramp from northbound Interstate 29 to westbound U.S. Route 36 on Tuesday, Oct. 8 for a concrete replacement project. Crews will close the ramp at...
PLATTE COUNTY – The Missouri Department of Transportation will close all eastbound and westbound lanes of Route K between NW Custer Dr. and NW Porter Rd. from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15 for culvert replacement work. All work is weather...
