(MoDOT) – MAITLAND, Mo. – For the citizens of Maitland and Graham, the bridge over the Nodaway River is a lifeline between the two rural communities. Maitland Mayor Mark Russell took some time recently to talk about the role the bridge plays in the life of the towns and what it would mean if the […]
City of Chillicothe Street Department will be replacing the floor of the bridge inside Simpson Park – beginning on Monday April 11th if the weather conditions allow. Street Superintendent at Chillicothe, Barry Arthur, says the bridge appears to be good from the outside, but it is deteriorating on the side under the pavement, not as visible to […]
Mysterious tarps and sheets have begun appearing at some bridges in Putnam County prompting some passersby to wonder what was going on. Is someone setting up permanent residence under the bridge and wants a bit more privacy? It turns out that the answer is pretty simple and fairly mundane. Contractors working with the Missouri Department […]
(St. Joseph News-Press) – One of the two men accused and convicted in the stabbing death of Richard Berry last April now faces a charge of attempted escape from prison. Sean Liechti, 25, who was convicted in Berry’s death on a county bridge over the Third Fork of the Platte River, was allegedly joined in […]
A contract has been awarded for replacement of the Highway 13 bridge (over Log Creek) on the south side of Kingston in Caldwell County. That bridge has been reduced to one lane traffic due to severe damage discovered in late 2014. Tonya Lohman is an area engineer for the Missouri Deparment of Transportation (MoDOT) office […]
The 17th Street Bridge in Trenton has been closed until the Union Pacific Railroad can repair a hole in the west end of the bridge. That is according to Trenton Street Superintendent Martin Scheib, who said the bridge will be closed indefinitely.
The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of Feb. 29 – March 6 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout […]
