Saving Lives Leads MoDOT's Top 10 Accomplishments in 2007
2007 was a remarkable year for highway and safety improvements on Missouri’s roads and our continued ability to deliver projects on time and within budget. Saving lives is one of the key achievements that helped make 2007 such a quality year for Missouri transportation. 2007
Safe & Sound Bridge Program Moves Forward
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission recently took the next step in a plan to improve more than 800 of the state’s lowest-rated bridges by selecting Missouri Bridge Partners as the apparent “best-value” to deliver the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program under a Design-Build-Finance-Maintain model. Bridges
Five-Mile Stretch of Interstate 64 in St. Louis Closes Jan. 2
St. Louis Region Will Remain Open for Business
A key stretch of Interstate 64 in the heart of St. Louis will close for construction on Jan. 2 for a year, but all St. Louis area attractions will still be accessible. However, the road closing may mean some extra planning if you’re traveling through St. Louis in 2008 and 2009. I-64
MoDOT Keeps Billions of Pounds of Waste From Going to Landfills
Agency Receives State Recycling Award
In the past four years, MoDOT has used more than 83,000 car tires – the amount from 20,750 cars - in its construction projects and enough recycled shingles to roof 305 houses. Over that time, the agency has recycled more than 3.6 billion pounds of waste material that otherwise would have wound up in landfills. Recycling
Missouri Cracks Down on Impaired Driving - You Drink & Drive. You Lose.
Going out to a holiday party? Law enforcement officers will be out as well, cracking down on drunk driving with increased enforcement in December. YDDYL
Ice Damages Power Lines Near Highways
Recent ice storms snapped many power lines near state highways, and MoDOT worked around the clock to close roads and detour traffic while utility companies made repairs. During winter weather, for the latest updates on state highway closings due to downed power lines, check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map at modot.org.
Traffic Signals Without Power Mean Four-way Stops
MoDOT is advising motorists to treat any traffic signal that is dark and without power as a four-way stop. Due to widespread power outages caused by winter storms, a large number of traffic signals did not have power and could have presented a hazardous situation if motorists approaching a wet or icy intersection did not realize they needed to stop. Signals
Five Things You Can Tell Your Neighbors About
the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission
MoDOT is governed by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, a six-member board that meets monthly to review and approve projects and policies that guide our daily operations. Here are some quick facts on where the commission came from, who they are and how they operate. MHTC
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