Curb Roller - Wed March 17, 2021
Revolutionizing Missouri's Ditch Liners
Near the Kansas City International Airport lies a well-traveled stretch of road that connects NE Cookingham Drive to I-435. A 20-mi. jaunt separates the airport from downtown Kansas City, and while some drivers might make their way via the direct I-29 route, others choose the I-435 route that might take a little longer but sees less traffic....
Screen Machine Industries - Tue March 02, 2021
Horton Supply Joins Team Screen Machine as Dealer for Portions of Missouri, Illinois
Horton Supply Company, a supplier of quarry and aggregate wear parts, is now a Screen Machine dealer of southeast, central and northwest Missouri, as well as southern Illinois. Horton Supply Company will now offer the full Screen Machine crushing and screening product line and will provide parts and service in both areas....
Missouri Department of Transportation - Wed February 17, 2021
MoDOT Selects Contractor for New Buck O'Neil Bridge
On Feb. 3, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission announced that it had selected Massman-Clarkson, A Joint Venture, as the design-build contractor to replace the Buck O'Neil Bridge, formally known as the Broadway Bridge....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed February 03, 2021
Easing Missouri/Arkansas Border Bottleneck
Crews are working six days a week on a $70 million project that will complete the final 5 mi. of I-49 in Missouri between Pineville and the Missouri/ Arkansas border. When the I-49 Connector is completed, I-49 will stretch 290 mi....
U.S. Department of Transportation - Wed January 20, 2021
FTA Announces $174M Grant for Kansas City Streetcar Expansion
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) on Jan. 8 announced a $174.1 million federal grant agreement with the city of Kansas City, Mo., for the Kansas City Streetcar Main Street Extension Project, which will improve transportation options and continue to spur economic development along the streetcar corridor....
AASHTO - Wed January 06, 2021
Missouri Fixes 100 Bridges in 2020
The Missouri Department of Transportation said that it replaced or rehabilitated 100 bridges in one year via a "Focus on Bridges" program developed by Gov. Mike Parson (R). "This was a major priority for our administration and we are proud of MoDOT for continuing to move these critical projects forward during one of the most challenging times for our state," Parson said in a statement....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 22, 2020
MoDOT's Blanchette Missouri River Bridge Undergoes $35M Rehabilitation
The Blanchette Missouri River Bridge is undergoing a major rehabilitation that has restricted the five-lane eastbound bridge to just two lanes. The $35 million project is necessary due to the age of the bridge, which opened in 1978....
Missouri Department of Transportation - Tue November 24, 2020
Missouri Announces Preliminary Plan for I-70 Rocheport Bridge Job
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) on Nov. 11 announced plans for construction of the new Interstate 70 Missouri River bridge near Rocheport to begin in late 2021. The design-build project will be completed by a contractor and designer team....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue November 24, 2020
Kilian-Keely JV Completes Major Illinois Rehabilitation Job Ahead of Schedule
Crews in Illinois have put the finishing touches on a major rehabilitation effort that required closing an interstate for one construction season. The $67.3 million I-255 project called for rehabilitating and resurfacing approximately 7 mi....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed October 28, 2020
MoDOT's $278M I-270 Project Increases Mobility in St. Louis County
In an effort to improve outdated highway design, deteriorating infrastructure and traffic congestion, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is overseeing the I-270 North Design Build Project....
