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HANNIBAL, Mo. – Officials from the City of Hannibal and the Missouri Department of Transportation celebrated the re-opening of the Missouri 79 bridge on the city’s south side. The $12.4 million project had been in the works for five years and opened to traffic on October 28. The bridge, which spans Bear Creek and averages…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Bridge painting work will begin on northbound U.S. 61 over Norfolk Southern Railroad and over Bear Creek in Ralls County, just north of Warren Barrett Drive, on Friday, Oct. 18. Motorists can expect delays as the following traffic impacts will be in place for the duration of the project: Drivers can learn…
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Patrick McKenna, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, on Wednesday said he will leave his post after almost nine years on the job. McKenna announced his decision near the end of a meeting of the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in Poplar Bluff. He did not give a date for his departure and did not return messages seeking…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation is inviting the public to join the discussion on priority unfunded transportation needs in their areas. Missouri’s transportation system has 33,811 miles of roads and 10,392 bridges and culverts, making it one of the largest of any state in the nation. MoDOT, working with its regional planning…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has selected Amy Crawford as the new area engineer for Adair, Schuyler, Scotland, Knox, Clark and Lewis counties, serving as an extension to the district office in Hannibal. In this role, Crawford will serve as MoDOT’s primary point of contact in the north area of the…
Read Full Article LEWIS COUNTY, Mo. — A resurfacing project on Route N in Lewis County, from Missouri Route 6 to end-of-state maintenance is scheduled to begin as early as the week of May 13. The $7 million contract was awarded last year to W.L. Miller Company of Hamilton, Ill., and includes several additional resurfacing projects scheduled to…
Read Full Article MARION COUNTY, Mo. — Pavement repairs on 32.5 miles of westbound U.S. Route 36 are scheduled to begin as early as May 13 in Marion and Shelby counties, from five-tenths of a mile west of U.S. Route 24 near Monroe City in Marion County to three-tenths of a mile west of the Macon County line…
Read Full Article MAYWOOD, Mo. — A public information meeting to discuss a future sidewalk project in Maywood will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Maywood Fire Department, 28722 State Highway V. MoDOT representatives will be on hand to explain the project and answer any questions. This will be an open house-style…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Construction progresses on the bridge replacement project on Missouri Route 79 over Bear Creek, the Norfolk Southern Railroad and Warren Barrett Drive. This project is fourth-tenths of a mile north of Route T in Hannibal, Marion County. A scheduled closure of Missouri 79 will start the morning of April 8 at this…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL — A resurfacing project on Missouri Route 79/Mark Twain Ave./N. Third Street from Grand Avenue to Church is expected to begin the week of April 8. Work will begin on the N. Third portion of the project between North and Church. The route will be reduced to one-lane traffic during working hours. Flaggers will be…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Rehabilitation work is set to resume, entering the final stage, on 25 rural northeast Missouri bridges on Feb. 28. Work began last summer, then halted due to winter conditions. Capital Paving and Construction, LLC was awarded the $2.2M contract last year that spans eight counties includes Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Macon, Schuyler,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation will be the host of a public information meeting about the U.S. 61 EIS Re-Evaluation Study from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 21 in the Hannibal High School cafeteria, 4500 McMasters Ave. The meeting will provide an overview for the two phases of the study,…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Monroe County Route J is scheduled to close Monday, Feb. 19, as work begins on the bridge rehabilitation project located over the Middle Fork Salt River, 0.5 miles east of Route OO, near Duncans Bridge. The project is anticipated to be completed by mid-May. Included in this contract are two additional bridge…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Transportation held a public meeting Thursday afternoon to provide an update on the Missouri Route 79 bridge replacement project. In Hannibal, the more than 50-year-old bridge connects downtown Hannibal to South Side Hannibal stretching over Bear Creek, Sodalis Nature Park, Norfolk Southern Railroad and Warren Barret Drive. Christopher…
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QUINCY – The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting Dec. 7 at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center about the proposed replacement of the Quincy Memorial Bridge.“We are pleased that we will have the opportunity to work with the state of Missouri and the city of Quincy to…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — During its regular meeting on Nov. 1, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded several contracts for seal coat, resurfacing, bridge rehabilitation, concrete pavement repairs and pavement marking projects in the Northeast District. Local projects are: A $4.7 million contract was awarded to Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. for seal coating and…
Read Full Article CANTON, Mo.— With the bridge rehabilitation project nearly complete, Route P is now open to traffic, over U.S. Route 61, seven-tenths of a mile south of Missouri Route 16 near Canton in Lewis County. Minor traffic impacts can be expected through the end of the week while contractor crews complete remaining work. Included in this…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. – During its regular meeting on Oct. 12, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts for a bridge replacement, as well as seal coat and resurfacing projects in the Northeast District. A $12.4M contract was awarded to KCI Construction Company for a bridge replacement project on Missouri Route 79, over Bear Creek,…
Read Full Article BOWLING GREEN, Mo. — The public is invited to attend public information meetings on an update of a conceptual study of U.S. Route 54 corridor improvements between Mexico and Louisiana. The study began last summer after being added to Missouri’s statewide transportation improvement plan. The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted with Bartlett and West…
Read Full Article LEWIS COUNTY, Mo. — Lewis County Route P is scheduled to close as work begins Sept. 18 on the bridge rehabilitation project located over U.S. Route 61, seven-tenths of a mile south of Missouri Route 16 near Canton. All entrance and exit ramps at the interchange will remain open during the bridge closure. The project…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A resurfacing project located on Route EE in Clark County, from Business U.S. 136 in Kahoka to the end of state maintenance at County Road 180 began Wednesday. The $2.47 million contract from the Missouri Department of Transportation was awarded last year to W.L. Miller Company of Hamilton, Ill. The contract includes an…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Community concerns regarding local roads were voiced Thursday evening at a public meeting hosted by the local Missouri Department of Transportation. The meeting was planned to discuss unfunded needs in the area. MoDOT, working with its regional planning partners, has outlined a draft of high priority unfunded needs, which identifies $1.1 billion…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — A resurfacing project located on Missouri Route 81 from the Iowa State line to Route EE in Kahoka is expected to begin Monday, Aug. 7. The $9,737,007 contract was awarded last year to W.L. Miller Company of Hamilton, Ill. The contract includes an additional resurfacing project located on U.S. 136 in Lewis…
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Paula Gough with the Missouri Department of Transportation stops by to talk about the August 10 unfunded needs meeting, which is being held August 10 at MoDOT’s Hannibal District Office. Then, Ashley Conrad and Ron Kinscherf head to Tower Pizza and Mexican to try their Tequila Lime Chicken sandwich.
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — The Missouri Route 6 bridge over U.S. Route 24/61 is closed after being hit earlier Friday, causing damage to the exterior girders of the structure. The bridge will remain closed until further evaluation can be completed next week. No access will be available to Route 6 from eastbound U.S. 24/61 at the…
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