MoDOT Launches Largest Bridge Project In State History

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission recently approved plans to improve 802 of Missouri's lowest rated bridges in five years, starting with 100 structures that will be under construction early next year. Bridges

In the Face of Funding Shortfalls, States Are Adopting MoDOT’s Cost Savings Plan

MoDOT's innovative highway design concept called Practical Design is quickly becoming a national model because of the cost savings it creates. Savings

More Than Three-Fourths of Missourians Are Satisfied with MoDOT

How satisfied are you with the job MoDOT is doing? That’s the major question posed each year to 3,500 Missourians chosen at random to take a telephone survey aimed at determining customer satisfaction with MoDOT. Satisfied

Help Clean Up Missouri and Sponsor A Highway

Cleaning up Missouri’s roadsides just got a little easier for some people. MoDOT recently began offering a new litter cleanup program for Missourians who want to help make a difference and clean up our state. The new Sponsor-A-Highway program will complement MoDOT’s current Adopt-A-Highway program and offer one more way for citizens to clean up Missouri. SAH

Guest Commentary: 802 Better Bridges

By MoDOT Director Pete Rahn

Within five years, 802 of Missouri's worst bridges will be repaired or replaced.  These badly needed improvements will mean crashes avoided, jobs created and the ability to get where you are going easier. Rahn  

Statement from MoDOT Director on the Federal Highway Trust Fund

“MoDOT is grateful that Congress and the President have moved quickly to alleviate the financial crisis we all faced as the Highway Trust Fund plunged into insolvency..." Statement

Missouri High Schools Challenged to Battle to Buckle Up!

Seat Belt Campaign to Save Teen Lives

Calling all Missouri high schools to battle! The 2008 Battle of the Belt Challenge is under way. The statewide competition is in its third year and will run Sept. 15 – Nov. 21 to educate young drivers about seat belt use to save lives and reduce traffic-crash injuries. BOTB

Never Made It Campaign Portrays Consequences to Teens

The Never Made It teen safety belt campaign launches Oct. 1, encouraging teens to buckle up and Arrive Alive. The campaign runs through October and conveys the potential consequences that teens may face when choosing not to wear their seat belts. Never Made It

Online Map Shows Road Closures

MoDOT's Traveler Information Map at http://www.modot.org/ shows locations where highways have been closed due to various conditions. The map is updated as conditions change. Map

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