Lane closures set for I-70 Missouri River Bridge

January 4, 2012

Jan. 9-12 work is being done to prepare for rehabilitation project scheduled for the westbound I-70 Blanchette Bridge.

Missouri I-70 hearing set

December 21, 2011

Freeway funding options include tolls or raising the state sales tax or fuel tax.

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Missouri gets $1M to add truck parking

November 1, 2011

Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2012.

I-64 lanes in St. Louis to be closed

October 21, 2011

Eastbound I-64 from Jefferson to 6th Street will close starting at 8 p.m. Oct. 21 and reopening by 5 a.m. Oct. 24.

I-29 in Iowa reopens

October 11, 2011

Interstate reopened from Rock Port, Mo., at exit 110 to U.S. 34 exit 32 near Pacific Junction, Iowa.

I-70, I-270 closures in St. Louis planned

October 6, 2011

Interstate 70 will be closed from 8 p.m. Oct. 7 until 5 a.m. Oct. 10 between mile markers 249 and 251.

I-435 ramp closure in Kansas City

September 30, 2011

The ramp from northbound I-435 to eastbound I-70 in Kansas City will close for construction.

Missouri gets emergency federal highway funds

September 15, 2011

Missouri Department of Transportation gets $2 million to begin repairs to roads and bridges damaged by summer floods.

I-70 lane closures in K.C.

September 4, 2011

Closures will take place Sept. 6-8.

I-64 lanes to be closed in St. Louis

August 19, 2011

All lanes of eastbound I-64 will be closed for bridge work this weekend.

I-670 to close in Kansas City

August 12, 2011

Bridge construction will close westbound I-670 in the downtown Kansas City loop between I-70 and I-35.

Interstate exit ramps to be closed in St. Louis

July 15, 2011

The Missouri Department of Transportation will close exits ramp from Interstates 44 and 270 this weekend for bridge reconstruction.

I-70 in Kansas City to be closed

May 31, 2011

Westbound I-70 between I-670 and Admiral Boulevard on the east side of the downtown loop will be closed from 8 p.m. June 1 to 5 a.m. June 2.

Kansas lifts regs for Joplin relief

May 26, 2011

Gov. Sam Brownback issued an executive order until June 22, while Missouri has suspended certain trucking rules until June 2.

Missouri requests truckers to bypass Joplin

May 24, 2011

Fuel is not available at I-44 exit 11 and other truck services are unavailable in the Joplin area.

I-70 rest areas to be closed

May 24, 2011

The Missouri Department of Transportation is closing the Mineola rest areas to begin converting them to truck parking only.

Work to close I-70 lanes in Kansas City

April 27, 2011

This project is among several along the I-70 corridor from I-470 to downtown Kansas City that will restrict traffic during most of this year.

I-70 lanes to be closed

March 17, 2011

Interstate 70 lanes in Lees Summit, Mo., will be closed March 18-20.

Terror alert program changed

February 4, 2011

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is replacing its five-color terrorist threat alert system with a two-level system.
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