The Trenton Building and Nuisance Board will meet prior to the Trenton City Council on Monday evening, August 26, 2019. The Building and Nuisance Board will discuss nine properties at the Trenton City Hall at 6 o’clock. Of those properties, one is listed under declaration of a nuisance, three under public hearing, four under findings […]
Tag: Missouri Department of Transportation
Audio: Bid opening for 17th Street Bridge project set for August 30, 2019
Bid opening is scheduled for August 30th for the replacement project on the 17th Street Bridge in Trenton and City Administrator Ron Urton says the city will have a better idea of how much the project will cost after that. A clause in the contract says the contractor will have 150 days to […]
Audio: Sidewalks and ADA ramp work to be done when 9th Street is resurfaced
Work will be done on the sidewalks along Highway 6 in Trenton when the road is resurfaced next year. City Administrator Ron Urton reports the Missouri Department of Transportation originally told the City of Trenton it would redo the sidewalk ramps at each street intersection to make them ADA compliant. The City of […]
Sullivan County Route 6 West Yellow Creek Bridge opens to traffic
The Sullivan County Route 6 bridge over West Yellow Creek, east of Milan, is now open. Boone Construction Company, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation was able to reopen the bridge Tuesday morning after completing a bridge replacement project which began in late May. Crews continue construction on the Route 6 West Locust Creek […]
MoDOT announces Highway 36 ramp closures on Wednesday
Local crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close the westbound on and off-ramps at HJighway 36 and Highway 169 (Belt Highway) on Wednesday, August 21, 2019, for resurfacing. Crews then plan to complete the eastbound ramps on Thursday, August 22. The ramps will close between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. each day, […]
Route 145 in Mercer County is now open
Route 145 in Mercer County is now open to all traffic near Lake Paho. On May 9, 2019, after flooding caused a culvert to fail, crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation closed Route 145 between Route B and U.S. Route 136 west of Princeton. Due to the culvert’s location in a conservation area with […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of August 19, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of August 19 through August 25. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole […]
Grundy County Commission to meet with new MoDOT engineer
The Missouri Department of Transportation has a new area engineer serving 11 area counties including Grundy. Randy Mendenhall is scheduled to introduce himself during the regular meeting next Tuesday of the Grundy County Commission. Mendenhall is to be at the courthouse in Trenton at 1:30 Tuesday afternoon, August 20, 2019. Mendenhall is MoDOT’s area engineer […]
Sullivan County bridge projects progress is slow, but steady
After facing continued delays due to weather and flooding, Boone Construction Company, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation has made steady progress on both the West Yellow Creek and West Locust Creek bridge replacement projects. Crews expect construction on the West Yellow Creek Bridge, east of Milan, to be completed in late August and […]
Audio: Interstate 29 in northwest Missouri to Rulo, Nebraska expected to open to traffic soon
The heavily-traveled route between northwest Missouri’s I-29 and Rulo, Nebraska is expected to re-open soon. Floodwaters destroyed the Little Tarkio Creek bridge on Highway 159 near Fortescue, blocking access to the Missouri River bridge at Rulo. Missouri Department of Transportation engineer Adam Watson says MoDOT hoped to have the bridge repaired earlier. Highway […]
MoDOT planned road work in north Missouri for the week of August 12, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of August 12 – 18. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
Motorists will need to find alternate routes due to road work in Adair County
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to work on several roads in Adair County this month as weather permits. Highway 6 will be reduced to one lane while work is completed on the bridge by Hobby Lobby in Kirksville Monday through next Thursday (August 15th). The work will be completed from 7 o’clock in the […]
Highway 65 south of Carrollton and roadway to Waverly now open to traffic
The water has finally retreated from U.S. Route 65 south of Carrollton and the roadway to Waverly has reopened. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation have worked to clear debris and prepared the roadway for reopening as floodwaters receded. With water fully off the road, crews were able to clean off the last bits […]
Chip seal project planned on Route E in Sullivan and Mercer counties
A chip seal project will begin on August 7, 2019, on Route E near Milan. Contractors from Vance Brothers, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to begin the project on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in Sullivan County just west of Milan and will continue to just east of U.S. Route 65 in Mercer […]
Updates on road repairs in north Missouri from damage due to flood waters
The Missouri Department of Transportation understands the continued road closures due to flooding and flood damage are impacting lives and are working to repair and restore mobility to routes as waters recede. Local maintenance crews are clearing debris and repairing shoulders and minor road surface issues as they are able. More extensive work, including debris […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of August 5, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in north Missouri for the week of August 5 – 11. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as pothole patching, […]
MoDOT now offering apprenticeship program
Individuals looking for a career in maintenance with the Missouri Department of Transportation can now take advantage of an apprenticeship program that provides maintenance employees with on-the-job training combined with related classroom instruction, all while earning a paycheck. The program is also available to current MoDOT employees. The U.S. Department of Labor-Missouri Office of Apprenticeship […]
Resurfacing underway on Livingston County Highway 65 and Linn County Route M
Work is underway on both U.S. Route 65 through Chillicothe and on Linn County Route M. Missouri Petroleum, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, began work earlier this month to prepare the roadways for a micro-resurfacing project. Over the course of this week, crews will remove the existing pavement markings in preparation for a […]
MoDOT planned road work in northern Missouri for the week of July, 29, 2019
The following is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in northern Missouri for the week of July 29 – August 4, 2019. Continued flooding may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work. There may also be moving operations throughout the region such as […]
Resurfacing project set to begin between Eagleville and Bethany
Another resurfacing project on Interstate 35 in Harrison County begins next week. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted Emery Sapp, Inc. to resurface I-35 between Route N at Eagleville and U.S. Route 136 in Bethany. This follows a portion between the Iowa state line and Eagleville that was completed earlier this year. The contractor will […]