Route 65 Upgrades Nearing Completion

MACON - Upgrades to the Route 65 corridor from Chillicothe to south of Marshall are nearing completion, giving MoDOT the opportunity to celebrate this $20 million investment to our transportation system with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The event will be held on Monday, December 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the commuter parking area located on Route 65 and 10th Street in Carrollton. State Representatives Joe Aull and Mike Lair, county commissioners and other state and local officials will participate in the ceremony. The public is invited to attend.

This construction season 73 miles of resurfacing, shoulder upgrades, rumble stripes and bridge repairs revitalized Route 65 across Livingston, Carroll and Saline Counties.

These same improvements will continue next summer on 20 miles in Grundy and Livingston Counties and 33 miles in Grundy and Mercer Counties.

For more information, contact the MoDOT District 2 Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK MoDOT (275-6636). The center is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or visit our website at http://www.modot.org/northcentral.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Set for Howard 240 Project

A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held for the Howard County Route 240 resurfacing project on Friday, November 20 at 3:00 p.m. The event will be held at the MoDOT maintenance building located 1 mile south of Fayette.

State Representative Paul Quinn, Howard County Presiding Commissioner Lowell Eaton, Field Representative Naomi Boss for Congressman Sam Graves, and others will participate in the ceremony. The public is invited to attend.

The project resurfaced 12 miles of Route 240 from Route 124 to Route 40, and included adding two-foot shoulders and rumble stripes.

APAC-Missouri, Inc. constructed the $1 million improvements, which was funded by monies received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Final Miami Bridge Implosion Coming Up!

The final Miami River Bridge implosion is scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, at 7 a.m.

If you didn't get a chance to see the other two, this is your last opportunity. The bridge is being imploded to make way for construction of a new bridge. In the end, the only remaining structure of the previous bridge will be the piers, which will be used on the new structure.

We hope to see you there!

Miami Bridge Implosion Scheduled for Tuesday

If you missed the chance to see the first implosion of the Miami River Bridge, you will get another chance come Tuesday, November 3, at 8 a.m.

MoDOT will be imploding the second span of the bridge to make way for crews to begin constructing a new bridge structure. This implosion is part two of a three stage implosion process.

We recommend viewing the implosion from the public river access area located just south of the bridge.

Hope to see you there!

Above: A rendering of the Miami River Bridge after the project is complete.

Above: The Miami River Bridge as shown today before construction.

Miami Bridge Implosion Scheduled

It's now that time again for another bridge to be imploded over the majestic Missouri River. This time the candidate is the Miami River Bridge in Miami, Missouri. The bridge will be imploded on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 8 a.m.



Last year the Glasgow River Bridge in Glasgow, Missouri was imploded. This implosion will be very similar as crews begin the process of tearing down the metal structure to make way for a new bridge deck. The existing piers will be left in place for use on the new structure.



Come see the implosion tomorrow or check out the project's website at www.modot.mo.gov/northcentral/miamibridgeproject.htm.

REMINDER: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Today for Missouri River Bridge at Glasgow

A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held today at the Missouri River Bridge at Glagow at 3:15 p.m. The event will take place at Stump Island Park in Glasgow.

We look forward to seeing you there.