Tags: Missouri Department of Transportation

Missouri in top five for measuring transportation performance

June 02, 2011

Missouri is one of the top five states in the nation in using performance measures — such as safety, on-time and on-budget construction projects and improved traffic flow — to ...

MoDOT makes ‘green’ commitment to Route 141 reconstruction project

April 25, 2011

“Reduce, reuse, recycle,” was more than an Earth Day statement to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) -- it’s one way the department continues to keep construction environmentally friendly, and ...

Missouri DOT creates Statewide Inclusion Advisory Council

November 23, 2010

The Missouri Department of Transportation has created a new council to work closely with the agency to promote greater diversity and inclusion in the areas of employment, procurement ...

Financial District

October 01, 2010

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Transportation stakeholders expecting a comprehensive bill anytime soon could be disappointed, and it is worth recalling what President Ronald Reagan, originally an opponent of a higher gas tax, said in ...

MoDOT offers new Web site for bidding, contracting

September 27, 2010

Contractors, consultants, suppliers, and disadvantaged business enterprises now have one centralized location to visit on the Missouri Department of Transportation's Web site to find bidding and contracting ...

Depression-area bridge replaced by first stimulus project slated for demolition

August 26, 2010

Earlier this month, a brand new bridge over the Osage River on Route 17 in Miller County, Mo., opened to traffic. The project was the first in the nation to get ...

Missouri DOT employee bikes seven states to honor fallen workers

June 22, 2010

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Maintenance Crew Leader Kris Sandgren, an avid bicyclist from Springfield, Mo., began a 2,600-mile bicycle journey today to bring attention to the importance of workzone ...

Featured Article: Intelligent vehicle systems defy bad weather

June 01, 2010

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The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) in partnership with the University of Minnesota Intelligent Transportation Systems Institute developed a pilot project using an Intelligent Specialty Vehicle System ...

Guard Cables Save 45 Lives Per Year in Missouri

April 27, 2010

Like a safety net, median guard cable is lining more Missouri highways and making them much safer. The steel wire ropes are credited with saving approximately 45 lives per year ...

Highway Contractor

April 01, 2010

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Missouri Department of Transportation formula creates competition and saves money, too.
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