MoDOT Prepares for Annual Snow Fight

With winter weather looming, MoDOT is gearing up for the year’s first snowfall. MoDOT is armed and ready to make slick roads safer, sooner thanks to new snow-removal equipment and advanced salt-application training. Annual Snow Fight

Busy Construction Season Winds Down

There’s still some work in progress, but for the most part another MoDOT construction season is wrapping up – a season that thanks to last year’s passage of Amendment 3 was the busiest in MoDOT history. Construction Season

First Design-Build Project Will Save Time and Resources

The new Interstate 64 project will be the first design-build project in Missouri. Design-build is a new process that saves both time and resources by combining the design and construction phases of a project into one contract. The I-64 project involves rebuilding 12 miles of the interstate in St. Louis. At a cost of over $500 million, it's the largest MoDOT project ever. Construction will begin in fall 2006. I-64 Project   

Transportation’s Impact on Economic Development Studied

The Missouri departments of Transportation and Economic Development are teaming up to determine the impact highway projects have on the state’s economy, revenue and demographics. The information will be used to help plan and use funds, as well as show what type of return the state is getting on its transportation investments. Transportation Economic Study 

Department Improving Customer Service

MoDOT has under taken several initiatives designed to get customer input and feedback so we can do our jobs better and, ultimately, provide a world-class transportation experience. Some of the efforts under way include: gauging public opinion, responding to requests more quickly and involving the public more. Customer Service

Fueled to Conserve

Skyrocketing fuel prices have Missourians and MoDOT alike feeling the effects of the hurricanes that wreaked havoc on the southern part of the United States. The department is finding ways to tighten its belt and do the most with what it has.  Fuel Conservation

MoDOT Making Missouri Highways Ready to Rumble

Motorists are getting a wake-up call these days as they drive state roadways. The Missouri Department of Transportation is busy installing rumble stripes -- a new safety feature to reduce crashes and injuries on major highways -- to alert motorists when they’re leaving the driving lane. Missouri is a leading state in using the stripes as part of a comprehensive pavement marking system. Rumble Stripes

Emergency Response Trucks to the Rescue!

Within 30 minutes of a highway incident, a MoDOT emergency response truck can be on the scene to help law enforcement officials control traffic and quickly clear the roadway. The expansion of MoDOT's Emergency Response program, which took effect Oct. 1, makes it possible for the department to help law enforcement with incidents on Interstates 70 and 44, day or night. Emergency Response

Buckle Up and Arrive Alive

ARRIVE ALIVE. That’s the goal of stepped-up safety efforts on Missouri roadways. The Blueprint for Safer Roadways has been the driving force behind more visible striping, signing and guardrails, additional median guard cable, smoother pavement, more law enforcement efforts and a strong educational campaign that will focus on safety belts, inattention, speeding and impaired driving. Arrive Alive

Rahn Logs First Year as Director

Director Pete Rahn has completed his first year at MoDOT's helm. Rahn