East Columbia Final EIS Document (December 2009)

April 2009 Public Hearing - Information, Maps, and Displays

East Columbia Draft EIS Document (April 2009)

The Missouri Department of Transportation will replace the Turkey Creek Bridge on southbound U.S. Route 63 in Boone County as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program.  During construction, all traffic will be shifted to the northbound bridge, with one lane in each direction.

Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in early fall 2010.

Check out a video about the work underway at Turkey Creek

Median Crossover Work Underway at Turkey Creek on U.S. Route 63 in Boone County (News Release Aug. 20, 2010)

Detailed Plan of Work Zone Area (pdf, 2.4 MB)

Turkey Creek Bridge Information from June 2010 Public Meeting (pdf, 190 KB)

Handout from June 2010 Public Meeting (pdf, 3.7 MB)

The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to resurface the I-70 NW outer road in Columbia, from Route E to the end of state maintenance.  Work will take place during the daytime hours. The resurfacing is scheduled to be complete in fall 2010.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is installing median guard cable on U.S. Route 63 between Jefferson City and Columbia. One southbound lane will be closed to traffic during the work, which is scheduled between 6:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Crews will also install cable on Route 63 between I-70 and Route AC during the overnight hours.

The project also includes upgrading guardrail on various bridges along the route. Motorists should expect lane closures north and southbound at these locations. The entire project will be complete in late summer 2010.

Median Guard Cable Installation Begins (News Release, April 7, 2010)

Contract Awarded for Median Guard Cable on Route 63 (News Release, Feb. 4, 2010)

The Missouri Department of Transportation is working with the City of Columbia to widen Route 740 (Stadium Blvd.) from the North Outer Road of I-70 to south of Broadway. The existing five-lane, undivided roadway will be improved to a six-lane divided roadway with a median wide enough to accommodate dual left turns at intersections.

The project will also modify the I-70 and Stadium Blvd. interchange to improve traffic flow and safety. Lanes will be added to Fairview Road from Worley Avenue North to the west entrance of the Columbia Mall and to Bernadette Drive from Fairview Road to Beverly Drive.

The project cost is estimated at $19.7 million. Work could begin in 2011 and continue in stages, through 2013. The improvements are being funded by the City of Columbia, MoDOT, and three transportation development districts.

Preliminary Plans for the Stadium Blvd. Corridor Improvements

Click here for a high resolution pdf, 7.8 MB

Click here for a low resolution pdf, 2 MB

Route 40 Bridge over Interstate 70

Bridge Deck Replacement

The Route 40 bridge deck over Interstate 70 in Boone County will be replaced as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. The bridge is located at the 121 mile marker, near Midway.

The bridge is closed to traffic during construction, which began the week of April 19, 2010. Motorists are being detoured to the next interchange on I-70. Ramps to and from the bridge will remain open.  The bridge will remain closed until mid-June 2010.

Route 40 Bridge Reopens (News Release, May 19, 2010)

Route 40 Bridge Construction Set to Begin (News Release, March 17, 2010)

A community briefing about the bridge project was held on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009.

Route NN

Perche Creek Bridge

Deck Replacement

The bridge is closed to traffic during the work, which began the week of April 19. Motorists will be detoured around the work area. The bridge will remain closed through early June.

UPDATE -- Bridge reopened to traffic the week of June 1, 2010

Bridge Construction to Begin (News Release, April 16, 2010)

Community Briefing Held on Sept. 3, 2009 (News Release, Aug. 13, 2010)

The I-70 Improvement Study is an effort by the Missouri Department of Transportation to determine how to improve the safety and efficiency of travel on 199 miles of Interstate 70 between Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri. The study identified widening and reconstructing the existing I-70 as the preferred approach to improving the corridor. It also considered the location and configuration of improvements to be made.

In September 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Interstate 70 through Missouri as one of six interstates nationwide included in its “Corridors of the Future” program to look at innovative ways to reduce congestion and improve freight delivery.

The program calls for the Interstate 70 corridor through Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to add four dedicated truck lanes. Missouri will receive $2 million to supplement the existing I-70 study to consider the truck lanes concept.

MoDOT Hosts Public Hearings for Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

• Columbia Public Hearing Scheduled for March 4, 2009

MoDOT Hosting Online Public Meeting on Truck-Only Lanes Concept for I-70

• Listening Station scheduled for Sept. 10, 2008 in Columbia, Mo.

Sept. 2007 News Release -- MoDOT to Conduct Supplemental "Truck Lanes Only" Study for I-70

Click here to look at the Improve I-70 Web site.