The Livingston County Route D bridge over Rattlesnake Creek, located north of Ludlow, has been closed since May 2023 due to deterioration. The project to rehabilitate the bridge is scheduled to begin Monday, April 22, and is expected to continue through early August. During construction, motorists should seek an alternate route around the closure. The Rattlesnake Creek Bridge, built in 1965, has a traffic volume of approximately 560 vehicles per day.
“The Northwest Bridge Bundle is a Design-Build project that will replace or rehabilitate 31 poor-condition bridges in north-central Missouri,” stated Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Project Manager Michael Marriott. The Capital – Horner & Shifrin team was awarded the design-build contract by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission at its meeting in December 2023.
Design-build is a project delivery method in which one contracting team is selected to design and build the highway improvement under one contract. MoDOT provides the project goals, budget, and schedule, and the contractor team completes the work. This technique has been known to significantly save time and provide cost savings.
All work is weather permitting, and schedules are subject to change.
