MoDOT Wins Missouri Quality Award

Recently MoDOT received the 2007 Missouri Quality Award from the Excellence in Missouri Foundation. The award is the official state recognition for excellence in quality leadership. Only one other state agency has ever achieved this honor - the Missouri Department of Revenue in 2000. Award

Transportation Funding Forum Approaching

Everyone is invited to join MoDOT and the University of Missouri’s Truman School of Public Affairs to examine ways to weather the pending transportation funding storm. Stagnant state funding, lagging federal revenue and increasing construction, maintenance and fuel costs will cause the amount of money spent on highway improvements to fall off the cliff in 2010. Funding

Contractor Selected for $245 Million Landmark Bridge Project

Paseo Corridor Constructors recently was selected as the design-build contractor for the Interstate 29/35 corridor improvement project in the Kansas City area. KCIcon 

Stay Safe This Holiday Season 

Thanksgiving weekend is one of the deadliest holidays of the year in Missouri due to traffic crashes. The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety wants to make sure everyone arrives alive at holiday gatherings this season. The best ways to ensure safe travel are to buckle up and drive sober. Arrive Alive

New Map Gives Drivers an Edge on Weather-related Road Conditions

Snow and ice are likely on their way. While MoDOT crews gear up for bad weather, Missouri drivers have a new tool to make their winter travels safer: MoDOT's new online Traveler Information Map. Map

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