Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue April 21, 2026
MoDOT Adds Lanes With $426M Improve I-70
When construction of I-70 began in St. Charles County in 1956, Missouri was deemed the birthplace of the interstate. With time, however, many portions of the thoroughfare have become strained beyond capacity and feature outdated interchange designs....
MoDOT - Wed December 31, 2025
Core Drilling Under Way in Mo. for Future I-70 Projects
Interstate 70 in Cooper County was narrowed to one lane Dec. 8-11, 2025, for core drilling operations. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) obtained core samples along I-70 in preparation for future portions of the Improve I-70 program....
Missouri Department of Transportation - Tue December 16, 2025
MoDOT Selects Contractor for Fourth Improve I-70 Project
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has selected The ESS Team as the apparent best-value proposer and design-build contractor of the next project in MoDOT's Improve I-70 Program, between Rocheport and Columbia....
Missouri Department of Transportation - Tue November 18, 2025
MoDOT Tests Bridges, Names Winners of Annual Bridge Building Competition
After weeks of work to build the most efficient model bridges, Southeast Missouri high school students put their bridges to the test Nov. 12 at the completion of MoDOT's 22nd annual Bridge Building Competition....
MoDOT - Tue June 03, 2025
MHTC Selects Radmacher-Ideker JV for MoDOT's Third Improve I-70 Project
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has selected the Radmacher-Ideker Joint Venture team as the apparent best-value proposer and design-build contractor of the next project in MoDOT's Improve I-70 program....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue May 20, 2025
Phase 1 of MoDOT's $2.8B Effort to Improve I-70 Progresses
Although still in the first phase of construction, the Improve I-70 Columbia to Kingdom City project continues making progress, as crews work to update the I-70 corridor in Missouri. The multi-million undertaking is one of several in the $2.8 billion Improve I-70 Program that will widen and modernize I-70 across the state from Blue Springs to Wentzville....
MoDOT - Mon December 30, 2024
Missouri DOT Names Prequalified Teams for Third Improve I-70 Project
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has received Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from teams interested in competing for the contract to design and construct the third project of MoDOT's statewide Improve I-70 Program....
Missouri Department of Transportation - Wed November 20, 2024
MoDOT Selects Contractor for $600M Improve I-70 Project
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has selected Improve 70 Alliance Joint Venture as the apparent best-value proposer and design-build contractor of the next project in MoDOT's Improve I-70 Program....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed October 09, 2024
KCI, MoDOT Work to Improve I-55 Near St. Louis
Interstate 55 is the backbone of interstate travel in the Midwest. It roughly parallels the Mississippi River and connects New Orleans, Memphis and St. Louis before heading across the Illinois farmlands terminating in Chicago....
Missouri Department of Transportation - Tue September 24, 2024
New Eastbound Rocheport Bridge Construction On Schedule
The last steel girder was placed Sept. 11, marking a major milestone in the construction of the new eastbound Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River (Rocheport) Bridge. With the final girder in place, crews will now be able to place cross frames and wind bracing on this final span, and then prepare for pouring the new bridge deck....
