2015 ENDS WITH HIGHEST FATALITIES IN THREE YEARS

02/01/2019

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...

ST. LOUIS YOUTH DRIVE FOR TOMORROW

09/01/2019

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...

NOW OPEN: U.S. Route 71 between Iowa border and U.S. Route 136

10/07/2019

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...

Change Your Speed. Change the Ending.

10/07/2019

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...

U.S. Route 71 closing due to a stalled vehicle

10/07/2019

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...

U.S. Route 24 Resurfacing, Bridge Improvement Project Awarded

10/04/2019

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...

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