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10.29.2009 5:01 pm

Rain means some Highway 40 work waits until 2010

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The soggy late-October weather isn’t expected to cause the reopening of Highway 40 to slide past the end-of-year deadline, said Lesley Hoffarth, project director for the Missouri Department of Transportation. But there’s a pretty good chance some work will spill over until next…

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10.22.2009 3:54 pm

MoDOT: Lights may illuminate new river bridge

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The new Mississippi River Bridge may be lighted if money is found.

The new Mississippi River Bridge may be lighted if money is found.

The new Mississippi River bridge north of the Edward Jones Dome may be awash in lights when it opens.

Project Director Greg Horn of the Missouri Department of Transportation said today…

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10.16.2009 3:21 pm

Drawing attention to work-zone safety

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Jim Feeney, 51, figured he wanted to do something within the Missouri Department of Transportation “besides collecting a paycheck.”

So when talk began about a privately funded memorial honoring MoDOT workers killed in the line of duty, he decided step up and…

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10.15.2009 3:06 pm

Still ‘more to do’ on Highway 40 rebuild

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Crews build a concrete barrier wall near McCausland Avenue on Highway 40.

Crews build a concrete barrier wall near McCausland Avenue on Highway 40.

The main highway lanes have been poured. Thousands of feet of concrete barrier walls are in place. 

In a matter of weeks - 11 at the most - the eastern half…

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10.09.2009 10:35 am

King Bridge closure on schedule

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

All systems are go for the 12-day closure of the Martin Luther King Bridge to begin on Monday.

The bridge will close in the eastbound direction between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday, while the westbound lanes will close after the morning…

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10.02.2009 2:05 pm

Survey: Too many Missourians don’t buckle up

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

More than one in five Missourians don’t wear their seatbelts, according to a new statewide survey.

The disturbing data, gathered through observations at 460 “survey sites” throughout the state, show Missouri continues to lag behind the national average for seatbelt use. Only 77 percent…

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09.28.2009 10:10 am

Highway 40 concrete plant coming down

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s produced the bulk of the concrete for the new Highway 40 lanes. And today it’s starting to come down.

The temporary concrete plant with the landmark silos at Highway 40 (Interstate 64) and Interstate 170 has produced its last batch…

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09.15.2009 5:38 pm

MoDOT pushes back date on Mississippi River bridge contract

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Missouri Department of Transportation will delay awarding a contract to build the new Mississippi River bridge until it determines whether minority contractors are being fully utilized in the St. Louis region, the department announced today.

The delay comes after minority contractors raised concerns this summer that the state hasn’t been involving…

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09.14.2009 5:46 pm

Mississippi River bridge: Clay pushes for more minority contractors

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay wants separate goals for women and minority contractors on the new Mississippi River bridge, the $640 million project scheduled to be under construction in January or February.

In a letter Monday to U.S. Tranportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Clay urged the U.S.…

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09.11.2009 3:41 pm

Stimulus project underway on Lindbergh

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Officials and crews break ground on a federal stimulus project in North County. Photo provided by MoDOT.

Officials and crews break ground on a federal stimulus project in North County. Photo provided by MoDOT.

The Missouri Department of Transportation broke ground today on a $1.7 million project to build and improve existing sidewalks along Lindbergh Boulevard and…

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