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I-55 roadwork continues this week in Perry and Cape counties (03/21/10)
Interstate 55 in Perry and Cape Girardeau counties will continue to be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform concrete repairs. The section of roadway is in the southbound lanes from the Biehle exit in Perry County to the Fruitland exit in Cape Girardeau County...

Highway 51 reduced for sign repairs (03/17/10)
Highway 51 in Bollinger County will continue to be reduced to one lane while the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform sign repairs. The section of road is from County Road 834 to Route OO. The work will be done from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, weather permitting...

U.S. 61 reduced for drainage work (03/17/10)
U.S. 61 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane while MoDOT crews do drainage along the road. The section of road is between County Road 208 and the Kelso city limits. Work will be performed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Thursday, weather permitting...

Highway 51 in Bollinger County reduced to one lane for sign repairs (03/16/10)
Highway 51 in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane while MoDOT crews perform sign repairs. This section of road is from Route CC to Road 834. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today.

Highway 74 in Cape County reduced to one lane (03/16/10)
Highway 74 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine inspection of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge. Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through March 24 on the right eastbound lanes going toward Illinois. Work will then switch to the right westbound lane coming from Illinois to Missouri in the afternoon of March 24 and March 25.

Highway 34 In Wayne County reduced for pipe replacement (03/16/10)
Highway 34 in Wayne County will be reduced to one lane for pipe installation. This section of road is from McKenzie Creek at the east city limits of Piedmont to County Road 335 east of Route DD. Weather permitting, work on the roadway will be from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. through, April 16.

Highway 34 reduced for repairs today (03/10/10)
A section of Highway 34 in Wayne County will be reduced to one lane today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform shoulder repairs. The section of road that will be under repair is between Route C and Highway 67. Weather permitting, traffic will be reduced to one lane from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m...

U.S. 60/62 bridge at Cairo, Ill., to be reduced (03/10/10)
CAIRO, Ill. -- According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, U.S. 60/62 in Cairo will be reduced to one lane at the Mississippi River bridge starting Monday. Flaggers will help control the traffic while inspection crews are inspecting the bridge. On March 23 and March 24, the entire bridge will be closed during the day. Work is expected to be completed by March 25, weather permitting. Through traffic should seek alternate routes...

Jackson to have busy year with road, utility projects (03/09/10)
Jackson city officials are preparing for a busy 2010. Plans this year include streamlining the city's electric conversion system, revamping a sewer system and, in what officials and business leaders believe will be important in increasing commerce, extending Old Orchard Road to East Main Street...

Highway 51 bridge down to one lane for work (03/09/10)
Work to improve the Route 51 bridge over Bois Brule Creek in Perry County will begin at 7 a.m. March 16, weather permitting. The bridge will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as work to replace the bridge deck will be underway. The bridge improvements will be completed as part of the MoDOT's Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program. Improvements to the Highway 51 Bois Brule Creek bridge are expected to be completed in July...

Sections of I-55, Route PP, Highway 177 to be closed for repairs this week (03/07/10)
n A section of Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed to traffic Wednesday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the road. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on a section of road between Peace Pipe Lane and Mohave Lane. The work area will be marked with signs...

Contractor eager to start Route W project after delays, MoDOT says (03/05/10)
Blue and red flags line Route W in Cape Girardeau, signs that work has begun on a project to add shoulders along four miles of the road from Lexington Avenue to LaSalle Avenue. The project, financed with federal stimulus money approved last year, has seen a difficult launch, first when bids came in well over budget and more recently when bad weather delayed projected start dates in November and again in early February...

Part of Highway 34 reduced to one lane (03/04/10)
A section of Highway 34 in Wayne County will be reduced to one lane while MoDOT crews perform pavement repairs. This section of roadway is from County Road 215 to Route OO. Weather permitting, the traffic will be reduced to one lane from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily today and tomorrow...

I-57 will be one lane for repairs 2 weeks (03/04/10)
A section of Interstate 57 in Mississippi County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction while MoDOT crews perform pavement repairs. This section of roadway is located from Route J at mile marker 7 to Interstate 55 in Sikeston. They will also be repairing the on ramp from Route B to I-57. Weather permitting, the work will begin at 7 a.m. Monday and will end at 5 p.m. March 19...

I-55 in Perry County limited to one lane (03/04/10)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane with a 16-foot width restriction while the Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs. The southbound work zone is between HIghway 51 and Route B. Weather permitting, the work will begin 7 a.m. today and will end at 3 p.m. Friday...

Work scheduled for I-55, Highway 51 this week (02/28/10)
A section of northbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to a single lane of traffic Monday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on a section of road from Highway 77 at Benton, Mo., to U.S. 61 at Scott City...

Some I-55 rest areas near Fruitland to be closed for water line repairs (02/24/10)
The Interstate 55 rest areas near Fruitland will be closed until further notice while repairs are made on water lines, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced. The rest areas, just south of the Route E interchange with I-55, will be closed to both northbound and southbound traffic, MoDOT announced. No time estimate was give for the reopening of the rest areas...

Highway 51 in Perry County to be reduced to one lane (02/23/10)
A section of Highway 51 in Perry County will be reduced to one lane while MoDOT crews perform repairs. This section of road is from Interstate 55 and Highway 51 in Perry County to Highway 72 in Bollinger County, and will be marked with motorist warning signs informing motorists...

Missouri Transportation Alliance outlines goals for improved roads, ports (02/21/10)
Missouri's transportation system needs $750 million to $800 million more each year to make needed improvements, a group of Cape Girardeau area business and political leaders was told Friday. During an hourlong discussion at the Show Me Center, Jewell Patek of the Missouri Transportation Alliance outlined the goals for improved roads, airports and river ports developed by the alliance over the past year. ...

Bollinger County residents tell MoDOT, representatives they want roads fixed soon (02/21/10)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- About 50 Bollinger County residents, many of whom signed nearly 60 pages of petitions asking for state attention to the unsafe conditions of highways 34 and 51, crowded into the meeting room at the Bollinger County Library on Friday morning to tell the Missouri Department of Transportation, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson and state Rep. Shelley Keeney their concerns about the safety of the roads. They also told them of their frustrations with what they say is a lack of attention from those who control the purse strings.

Winter roughs up Scott County roads (02/19/10)
BENTON, Mo. -- Winter weather has taken a toll on county roads -- and many have noticed it. "All this snow and ice and freezing and thawing has really had an impact on our roads," said Jamie Burger, presiding commissioner of Scott County. "The potholes are really bad."...

Highway 177 to be closed next week for pipe replacement, drainage work (02/19/10)
A section of Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau County will be closed for four hours Tuesday and carry reduced traffic the remainder of the week while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace pipe under the road and perform drainage work. The section from Okemah Lane to County Road 602 will be closed, weather permitting, beginning at 8 a.m. ...

Missouri Transportation Alliance group to discuss priorities and funding at Friday meeting in Cape (02/18/10)
A statewide coalition of transportation interests will hold a meeting Friday in Cape Girardeau to discuss regional and state priorities and how Missourians might be persuaded to pay for them. The Missouri Transportation Alliance will provide ideas at the meeting, which begins at 2 p.m. in the Show Me Center, but no firm plan for paying for the program will be presented, said Jewell Patek, education coordinator for the alliance...

Scott County Commission hears information about MoDOT bridge projects (02/12/10)
BENTON, Mo. -- Several bridges in Scott County will become safer over the next few years, thanks to repairs slated by the Missouri Department of Transportation. On Thursday, county commissioners learned more about the upcoming work in a meeting with Andy Meyer, MoDOT's southeast regional field engineer for the Bridge Improvement Project, the Standard Democrat reported...

Highway 51 bridge rehab project to start Monday (02/10/10)
Traffic on the Chester Bridge on Highway 51 in Perry County will be restricted starting Monday. Work to rehabilitate the Mississippi River bridge east of Chester, Ill., will begin at 7 a.m. and will continue through June 25.

Pavement repairs reduce I-55 to one lane (02/07/10)
Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane next week while crews perform pavement repairs to the roadway. From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, crews will work on the northbound lanes from Highway 77 in Benton, Mo., to U.S. 61 in Scott City...

MoDOT plans open house for bridge projects (02/07/10)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open house Feb. 18 to allow public input on upcoming bridge improvement projects in Scott County. From 4 to 6 p.m., staff will be on hand to talk about the 13 bridges it will rebuild as part of its Safe and Sound project, according to a news release from MoDOT. ...

Cameras to monitor traffic flow problems in Southeast Missouri (02/04/10)
By the end of the month closed-circuit television cameras will start monitoring traffic flow on three roadways in Southeast Missouri. Brian Holt, an engineer with the Missouri Department of Transportation, said crews have installed 13 of the cameras on Interstate 55, Interstate 57 and U.S. 60...

Interstate 66 dream lives on with some area leaders (01/26/10)
The dream of an East-West interstate highway that connects Cape Girardeau and Paducah, Ky. to the Atlantic and Pacific coasts isn't dead, a group of Cape Girardeau business and political leaders was told Monday. The project, designated as I-66, was first proposed in 1989 and a 50-mile long potential corridor was established in 1991, consultant Lonnie Haefner told the group of about two dozen assembled at the Cape Girardeau Area Magnet offices. ...

Part of I-55 limited to one lane for two days (01/21/10)
A section of northbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to a single lane of traffic beginning today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work will take place from 7:30 a.m. today until 4 p.m. Friday on a section of road from Highway 77 near Benton, Mo., to U.S. 61 near Scott City, weather permitting. Motorists are asked to use caution in the area...

Diversion Channel bridge gets reflectors that warn of freezing conditions (01/14/10)
A Cape Girardeau bridge is the first in the state to receive temperature-sensitive reflectors that officials hope will lead to fewer accidents in winter weather.

I-55 in Scott County to be closed today for repairs (01/13/10)
Southbound Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane today for pavement repairs. Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be working on the section of road between Highway 74 in Cape Girardeau and U.S. 61 in Scott City. Work will begin at 9 a.m. and will continue until 3 p.m...

MoDOT to replace 9 Cape Girardeau County bridges in coming years (01/12/10)
The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to replace nine Cape Girardeau County bridges it has identified as the most in need of repair. During Monday's Cape Girardeau County Commission meeting, MoDOT regional field engineer Andy Meyer said those bridges in the county are among the 802 bridges scheduled for replacement within four years through its Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program. First instituted in 2009, the program's goal is improving the lowest-rated bridges by Oct. 31, 2014.

3 contracts awarded for major road work in region (01/07/10)
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded three contracts Wednesday for major road work in Southeast Missouri. Acting in its regular monthly meeting in Jefferson City, the commission awarded a $13.7 million contract for grading and paving the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 from the Fruitland exit to Route B near Biehle, Mo., in Perry County...

Bridge repairs start today on Route Z (12/29/09)
Route Z will be reduced to one lane near Gordonville starting today while Missouri Department of Transportation workers complete bridge maintenance. The bridge is over Hubble Creek about two miles west of Highway 25. Work will continue from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Wednesday...

Road work to reduce part of Kingshighway to one lane starting Monday (12/27/09)
Part of north- and southbound Kingshighway will be reduced to one lane starting Monday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair pavement from Southern Expressway to Silver Springs Road.

Road work to reduce part of Kingshighway to one lane starting Monday (12/24/09)
Part of north- and southbound Kingshighway will be reduced to one lane starting Monday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair pavement. The section of roadway is located from Southern Expressway to Silver Springs Road. Weather permitting, work will be performed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday...

Section of I-55 to be reduced next week (12/23/09)
Part of Interstate 55 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane while Missouri Department of Transportation crews patch the road.

Southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County reduced to one lane from Route K to Highway 34/61 (12/17/09)
Part of southbound Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane while Missouri Department of Transportation crews repair pavement. This section of roadway is located from Highway 34/61 to Route K. Work began Wednesday and will end at 4 p.m. Friday, weather permitting...

Part of southbound I-55 in down to one lane (12/17/09)
A section of southbound Interstate 55 from Route KK to U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County has been reduced to one lane while MoDOT crews perform pavement repairs. Work began at 7 a.m. today and will continue through 4 p.m. Friday, weather permitting. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT toll-free at 888-275-6636...

Portion of southbound I-55 in Cape County reduced to one lane (12/17/09)
A section of southbound Interstate 55 from Route KK to U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County has been reduced to one lane while MoDOT crews perform pavement repairs.

Kingshighway to be reduced Monday for repairs (12/11/09)
Kingshighway will be reduced to one lane Monday for drainage repairs. Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be working on the section of road between William and Independence streets. Work will start at 7 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m.

Cape P&Z Commission OKs $21.5 million roadwork package (12/10/09)
The plans for the most expensive project proposed for the next round of Cape Girardeau street construction aren't very satisfying for anyone involved. When voters go to the polls in August, they will see a ballot measure extending the city's half-cent sales tax for road construction, commonly called the Transportation Trust Fund or TTF. ...

MoDOT to work on I-55, Route W (12/09/09)
Interstate 55 will be reduced to one lane starting at 7 a.m. today. Missouri Department of Transportation Crews will perform pavement repairs on the southbound off ramp at Route KK near Old Appleton. Work will continue until about 4 p.m. Friday. Route W in Bollinger County will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday for drainage pipe replacement. MoDOT crews will be working between county roads 610 and 648...

Technicality delays street extension project (12/08/09)
The plan to extend Fountain Street is on hold because the winning contractor did not do enough to find businesses owned by minorities or women to help in the project, the Cape Girardeau City Council was told Monday evening. Nip Kelley Equipment Co. in October won a $1.02 million city contract to build two blocks of Fountain Street, from Morgan Oak to William streets. ...

MoDOT to conduct meetings on Highway 51 projects; Interstate 55 reduced to one lane (11/18/09)
Meetings on Highway 51 projects set The Missouri Department of Transportation has scheduled a community briefing for Tuesday in Perryville, Mo., to discuss two upcoming bridge projects on Highway 51. The meeting will offer residents an opportunity to discuss the Bois Brule Creek bridge at McBride, Mo., and the Chester Bridge that crosses the Mississippi River. ...

Area roads closed for road work (11/11/09)
Area roads reduced for MoDOT work...

Route P to be reduced to one lane today (11/04/09)
Route P to be reduced to one lane today Route P in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews seal the pavement with liquid asphalt. Crews will be working on the section of road between Highway 25 and the Scott County line from 8 a.m. ...

Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge to be reduced to one lane for repairs (10/22/09)
The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge will be reduced to a single lane of traffic next week while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make routine repairs. The work will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, weather permitting, and will continue until 4 p.m. Thursday...

Repairs reduce Route D, Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge to one lane (10/16/09)
Emerson Bridge reduced to one lane The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge will be reduced to one lane of traffic Tuesday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge repairs. Weather permitting, the work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs...

Traffic to start flowing across new bridge on Highway 72 (10/15/09)
Traffic should start flowing on the new bridge over the Little Whitewater River in Bollinger County today or Friday, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release.

Striping, paving projects restrict lanes on area roads (10/08/09)
Kingshighway reduced for striping U.S. 61, also known as Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau, will be reduced to a single lane of traffic Tuesday while Missouri contract crews restripe the highway, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced. The striping will take place from 8:30 a.m. to noon on a section of road from Silver Springs Road to Southern Expressway...

Route K, Route O in Bollinger County reduced for pavement work (09/25/09)
Route K in Bollinger County reduced Route K in northeast Bollinger County will be reduced to a single lane of traffic Monday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on a stretch of road between Highway 72 and Route KK. The work zone will be marked with signs and motorists are asked to use caution while in the area...

Road work closes roads in Southeast Missouri (09/02/09)
Section of Whitener Street to be closed Work on a Cape Girardeau drainage improvement project will close Whitener Street from Silver Springs Road to Pind Wood Lane for about three weeks, the city announced Tuesday. The work will include the installation of drainage pipes and inlets on a section of Whitener Street, one of several drainage projects approved by voters in April 2008. The road will close at 7 a.m. Thursday and traffic will be detoured via Themis Street...

Section of Whitener Street to close starting Thursday (09/02/09)
Section of Whitener Street to be closed Work on a Cape Girardeau drainage improvement project will close Whitener Street from Silver Springs Road to Pind Wood Lane for about three weeks, the city announced Tuesday. The work will include the installation of drainage pipes and inlets on a section of Whitener Street, one of several drainage projects approved by voters in April 2008. The road will close at 7 a.m. Thursday and traffic will be detoured via Themis Street...

Route T to be closed today in Bollinger County (08/26/09)
Route T in Bollinger County will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today for a pipe replacement. Missouri Department of Transportation crews will be working on Route T between the Bollinger County Line and Route F.

Route A reduced to one lane (08/19/09)
A section of Route A in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane through Thursday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform routine bridge repairs. The affected road is on the bridge between County Road 253 and Walnut Street. Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m...

Roads reduced, closed due to MoDOT projects (08/12/09)
Tree trimming to reduce Highway 177 to one lane A section of Highway 177 in Cape Girardeau will be reduced to one lane through Thursday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews trim trees in the area. Work from Big Bend Road to Bertling Street will take place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day...

Section of Route ZZ to be closed today (07/29/09)
A section of Route ZZ near Glenallen, Mo., will be closed today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a drainage pipe beneath the road. The section of road between county roads 806 and 830 will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Route C in Perry County reduced to one lane (07/22/09)
Route C between Highway 51 and Route P in Perry County has been reduced to one lane for chip sealing, according to a MoDOT news release.

Traffic lights to be replaced at William Street and I-55 (07/18/09)
Motorists who use William Street near Interstate 55 may encounter some traffic disruptions at night beginning Sunday while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace traffic lights.

Ceremony marks official completion of Highway 34/72 project (07/10/09)
After five years filled with challenges, the Missouri Department of Transportation project on Highway 34/72 in Jackson has come to an end. MoDOT officials gathered with area politicians for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning at the intersection of highways 34 and 72, known as the Starlight intersection...

MoDOT repairs cause road closures (07/08/09)

Route B in Bollinger County to be closed for bridge replacement (06/18/09)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will close Route B in Bollinger County from Highway 72 to Bollinger County Road 366 for about six weeks to replace a bridge over Little Muddy Creek. The bridge replacement, part of the state's "Safe and Sound" bridge upgrade program, will begin June 29. The road will be closed throughout the construction period and motorists who use the road will need to find alternate routes. Motorists are asked to use caution when near the construction area...

Highway 77 reduced today in Scott County (06/12/09)
Southeast Missourian Highway 77 in Scott County will be reduced to one lane near the Interstate 55 overpass near Benton for routine bridge maintenance, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The work will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. today...

Easing traffic in Scott City: First phase of project begun (06/06/09)
BENTON, Mo. -- The first phase of a project to relieve traffic congestion in Scott City is underway, and Scott County commissioners now have a better grasp of the timeline for future projects. During their Thursday meeting, Eric Krapf, a project manager with the Missouri Department of Transportation, presented commissioners with drawings of plans for the project's second phase and updated them on first-phase progress and third-phase plans...

MoDOT repairing William Street (05/13/09)
Missouri Department of Transportation crews will perform pavement repairs over the next two weeks on William Street, restricting traffic to one lane where crews are working, the department announced Tuesday. The work, which began Tuesday, will take place between Siemers Drive and Silver Springs Road. Weather permitting, the work will be performed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Work should be complete by May 28...

Route A in Bollinger County to be closed today for repairs (05/06/09)
Route A in Bollinger County will be reduced to one lane while crews patch the road from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. today, from the start of Route A continuing seven miles west, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The work zone will be marked and drivers are urged to use caution while traveling near the area...

U.S. 61 reduced to one lane (05/05/09)
SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. -- U.S. 61 will be reduced to one lane today through June 5 while Fronabarger Concreters begins widening the shoulders and installing a turn lane. The section of roadway is north of the routes HH and ZZ intersection to one mile south of Grant City at McCullah Drive. Weather permitting, work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. each day.

Crews to begin I-55 work in New Madrid County (05/05/09)
NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. -- Guardrail repairs will reduce the southbound lanes of a section of Interstate 55 to one lane through Wednesday. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the section of I-55 from Route P at Kewanee to one mile south of New Madrid.

Route U work begins today (05/05/09)
BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo. -- Missouri Department of Transportation crews will replace a drainage pipe beneath Route U, closing a section of the roadway between Highway 34 and County Road 452 through Wednesday. Weather permitting, work will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m...

Southeast Missouri roads to be closed for repairs (04/17/09)
Route U in Bollinger County will be closed today so Missouri Department of Transportation crews can replace a drainage pipe under the road, the department announced. The section of road between Highway 34 and County Road 452 will be affected. If weather allows, work will take place between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m...

Broadway road work sign displays incorrect date (04/15/09)

MoDOT performs road work in area counties (04/15/09)
Interstate 55 is reduced to one lane in Cape Girardeau County, as the Missouri Department of Transportation continues concrete repairs. Crews are working on the section of road from U.S. 61 to Route E. Construction is scheduled to end Friday at 5 p.m. ...

Roadwork to be performed in Southeast Missouri (04/11/09)
City to smooth Southern Expressway Cape Girardeau will begin a project Monday to smooth the surface of Southern Expressway between Kingshighway and Sprigg Street. Workers will be diamond-grinding the concrete surface, removing ridges and bumps that jar cars using the road. ...

Route P in Scott County closed for repairs today (04/10/09)
Route P in Scott County will be closed for pipe replacement today and Monday, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced. The work zone will be from County Road 266 to Route W. Work will be performed from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily if weather permits. The work zone will be marked with signs and motorists are being asked to use caution while in the area...

Work planned on three state highways in Cape Girardeau County (04/08/09)
Three state highways in Cape Girardeau County will be closed or be under traffic restrictions today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform maintenance. Route P will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. between County Road 268 and County Road 272 while crews replace a pipe under the road. ...

Drivers: Slow down for work zones (04/07/09)

ELIZABETH DODD ~ edoddsemissourian.com The Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge displays orange lighting to mark National Work Zone Awareness Week. ...

Roadwork to close part of Route P today (04/07/09)
Route P in Cape Girardeau County will be closed today while Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe underneath the roadway. The section of roadway is located between County Road 266 and 268. Work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m...

More paving plan frustration at meeting of Cape Girardeau County's road and bridge advisory board (04/07/09)
Members of Cape Girardeau County's road and bridge advisory board met Monday for more than an hour but did not vote or arrive at any agreements, as the meeting agenda was not issued until after 2:30 p.m. Monday, later than is required by Missouri's Sunshine Law. Board members reviewed the 2009 paving plan and spoke with residents...

Money for Highway 25 in Jackson included in Emerson's requested earmarks (04/06/09)
Shut out of federal stimulus funds, Jackson may yet obtain federal help to relieve traffic congestion near South Elementary School. U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, is asking to include $750,000 in the next federal budget for an environmental study and design work to relieve congestion on Highway 25 from Jackson Trail to the city limits. The request was one of 49 earmarked projects, totaling $92 million, submitted by Emerson last week...

MoDOT marks work season start with Operation Orange (04/06/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will herald the upcoming construction season with a its annual Operation Orange: To Make Work Zones Safe awareness program. In addition to the usual cones and barrels seen as MoDOT is working on the roads, buildings, landmarks and businesses across the state will use orange lights to remind drivers to slow down while moving through work zones...

Roadwork in Cape, Scott counties begins next week (04/04/09)
Southeast Missourian Construction on Perry Avenue/Perryville Road will continue Monday, closing the northbound lane of Perryville Road and Perry Avenue for two weeks for concrete repair work, the Cape Girardeau Public Works Department announced. Northbound traffic will be diverted from Perryville Road east to West End Boulevard at New Madrid Street, with detoured traffic being returned to Perryville Road via Bertling Street. ...

Next section of Independence Street to close starting today (04/02/09)
Starting today, Independence Street will be closed westbound between Kingshighway and Clark Avenue, according to a Cape Girardeau news release.

Traffic lights, sinkhole help among capital improvement plan priorities (01/15/08)
The next traffic light to be installed in the city of Cape Gir-ardeau is destined for Silver Springs Road at Bloomfield Road. After that, expect to see one at Independence Street and East Rodney Drive. Those were two of the easier priorities to set during a study session for the city of Cape Girardeau's capital improvement plan...

Cruising along East Main interchange (01/15/08)
Monday afternoon was the perfect day for an aimless drive. But Jackson city administrator Jim Roach and Mayor Barbara Lohr were hardly cruising as they tooled along East Main Street and onto the ramp to Interstate 55. "We're saying the mayor was the first person to drive the new interchange, but we've been driving it for six months," joked Danny Dumey, whose company, Dumey Contracting Inc., built the $8 million interchange and finished it six months ahead of schedule...

Cape County road plan approved, with conditions (01/15/08)
With a dozen easements still in question, Cape Girardeau County commissioners approved a paving plan Monday. The work, which will cost an estimated $3,147,500, will cover 21 miles of county roads. More than half, 12 miles, will get layers of rock and asphalt called chip and seal. The remaining eight miles will be paved with traditional asphalt...

East Main Street, interchange dedicated in pair of ceremonies (12/18/07)
He's been out of public office since May, but former Jackson mayor Paul Sander's name was among the most-mentioned at two transportation dedications Monday. Jackson Mayor Barbara Lohr said she kept her remarks and thanks brief to give Sander, her predecessor, the stage at the East Main Street ceremony...

Jackson will open East Main; rain delays interchange work (12/13/07)
The recent wet weather will push back the opening of the new East Main Street/LaSalle Avenue interchange, but the ribbon cutting ceremony will continue as planned Monday, Jackson Mayor Barbara Lohr said. The project contractor, Dumey Contracting Inc., is still ahead of schedule in working on the project, MoDOT personnel have said...

Southbound Interstate 55 overpass complete (10/26/07)
If the weather cooperates, the southbound overpass bridge of the new East Main Street/LaSalle Avenue interchange on Interstate 55 will open soon. Dumey Contracting has completed its construction work on that portion of the road. Dry weather will allow for roadway striping as early as today, with traffic being allowed to pass by late afternoon...

One job left to do on Cape bridge (10/07/07)
On a chilly day in December 2003, the ribbon was cut and the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge opened to traffic. Detail work remained, including adjusting the aesthetic lighting and running power cables to the aviation lights on top of the bridge. Those items took a few months...

MoDOT road projects scheduled for Southeast Missouri next week (09/13/07)
The following MoDOT road projects are scheduled for Southeast Missouri. Poor weather may cause dates to change. The St. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, at the intersection of highways 34/72, 25 and U.S. 61 in Jackson, is slated for routine maintenance Saturday. The westbound left turn lane onto Hope Street will be among the work locations...

Missouri project would speed up repairs for 800 poor bridges (08/30/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri lawmakers are poised to approve a massive bridge repair project that could serve as a national roadmap for renovating aging infrastructure. Missouri plans to quadruple the pace of its bridge repairs by awarding a single, 30-year contract to fix and maintain 802 of its worst bridges...

City begins paving project on Lexington Avenue (08/16/07)
The bump drivers feel on Lexington Avenue between Kings-highway and Carolina Lane is getting fixed. Old asphalt will be removed, starting Friday at 8:30 a.m. and will be done before the afternoon commute begins, according to Geoff Dial, special projects coordinator for Cape Girardeau's public works department...

Residents raise concerns about bridge work (08/09/07)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- When Missouri Department of Transportation begins work on the planned replacement of the Route A bridge in New Hamburg, the construction will cut Larry Gosche's farm in half. Because MoDOT has decided not to build a temporary bypass to accommodate the 700 to 800 cars that cross the bridge every day, Gosche said he expects he'll have to go 12 to 15 miles out of his way to tend to his crops...

Work on several local MoDOT projects to start this week (08/04/07)
Southeast Missourian MoDOT will begin work on a number of road projects in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties starting Monday. n Crews will repair the shoulders on Highway 72 in Cape Gir-ardeau County from Highway 72/34 to Route B near Millersville, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday...

MoDOT holds public meeting on bridge project (07/31/07)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- The work is still two years away, but the Missouri Department of Transportation wants to make sure it hears from people living in the New Hamburg area about a planned bridge replacement that will have a significant impact on local traffic...

Road to link Kingshighway, LaSalle Avenue (07/27/07)
The city of Cape Girardeau is rolling toward a major road project aimed at easing traffic congestion. The Lewis and Clark Parkway -- a virtual road formerly known as Technology Drive -- will materialize in three phases, with the goal of linking Kingshighway to another yet-to-be-built road, LaSalle Avenue. Lewis and Clark Parkway will cost an estimated $2.4 million...

MoDOT to plan for interchange (07/24/07)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will plan for a possible new interchange on Interstate 55 south of Scott City, the agency's district engineer said Monday. MoDOT district engineer Mark Shelton said it's "the first step" toward getting a new interchange for the Scott City area...

Route AB plan ready, officials say (07/19/07)
After years of discussion and planning, the extension of Nash Road through undeveloped land to Blomeyer appears ready to happen, say Missouri Department of Transportation and Cape Girardeau County officials. The project has been talked about for almost 10 years, since around the time Route AB was built eastward to the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority in 1999. ...

State to test new passing design for roads (07/18/07)
CAMDENTON, Mo. -- Hurry up and slow down. Everyone who's ever driven a busy two-lane road knows this frustration:~ The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials calls it a "2+1" road. You wait miles for a break in oncoming traffic to pass a slower vehicle, only to get slowed down again by another caravan of cars and trucks...

Route CC to be reduced to one lane (06/22/07)
Southeast Missouri A section of Route CC in Cape Girardeau County will be reduced to one lane while crews seal the pavement. The section is from Route C to the end of state maintenance. The work will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. A bridge on old Route 61 leading to the Diversion Channel boat ramp in southern Cape Girardeau County is closed for deck repairs. ...

Interchange work could close I-55 lanes (06/22/07)
Southeast Missourian Traffic between mile markers 101 and 103 on Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County could be periodically reduced to one lane over the next few weeks as construction on the East Main Street/LaSalle Avenue interchange ramps continues. The ramps are being constructed on the interstate's northbound side and will serve as roads for diverted traffic to be routed over until November, as construction progresses...

County commission approves final list of roads to be paved (06/22/07)
By the end of next year, 35 miles of Cape Girardeau County gravel roads will have a new hard surface, the Cape Girardeau County Commission decided Thursday. The list of roads, which has been slightly revised since the County Road and Bridge Advisory Board submitted its initial proposal in May, includes 6.15 miles for asphalt paving and 10 miles for chip-and-seal paving this year. ...

MoDOT hopes to expedite Ramsey Creek bridge (06/19/07)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will push for the lowest level of environmental scrutiny in planning the Ramsey Creek bridge project. Eric Krapf briefed the Scott City Council on the project at Monday night's regular council meeting. The Federal Highway Administration required the study before the $5 million in federal funds earmarked for the project could be spent. Krapf said the statement findings will be made public soon...

MoDOT completes I-55 study (06/18/07)
Missouri Department of Transportation's Southeast Missouri office has now completed its study of the Interstate 55 corridor and a draft of what those findings mean, bringing the Ramsey Creek Bridge in Scott City a step closer to reality. The study, which looked at I-55 between Fruitland and just south of Scott City, was wrapped up a few weeks ago, and a draft of the findings was sent to MoDOT's central office in Jefferson City, said Eric Krapf, a Southeast District project manager involved in the Ramsey Creek project.. ...

I-55 project on schedule, project manager says (06/16/07)
Contractors working on the East Main Street/LaSalle Avenue interchange project are on or ahead of schedule, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation project manager. Project manager Andrew Meyer said the June 18 date for starting to divert traffic that MoDOT has been publicizing was not actually a deadline for diverting traffic, but the earliest anticipated date the diversion would begin. ...

Diversion of I-55 delayed (06/15/07)
Traffic diversion onto the ramps on the east side of Interstate 55 in the East Main Street/LaSalle Avenue project area will start later than MoDOT had originally planned. Diversion of traffic from the interstate onto the ramps that will service northbound I-55 was set to begin as early as Monday, but construction of the ramps has gone slightly slower than originally planned. Traffic diversion is now set to begin June 27, said MoDOT project manager Andrew Meyer...

City to improve intersection's storm drainage (06/04/07)
One of Cape Girardeau's numerous flood-prone intersections will be rebuilt in the coming weeks as the city starts one of two street drainage improvement projects slated for work this year. Construction easements have been acquired and bids will be considered tonight for drainage improvement work at the intersection of Themis Street and Silver Springs Road, city engineer Jay Stencel said...

McKinley Bridge between Mo., Ill. to reopen in fall (06/04/07)
ST. LOUIS -- The McKinley bridge between St. Louis and southern Illinois is scheduled to reopen this fall, and communities are hoping increased traffic will bring new economic opportunities. The rebuilt span is slated to open Sept. 25, after it closed in 2001. The bridge will have two lanes for vehicles and additional outside lanes to carry bicycles and pedestrians. It will not have tolls, as it had in the past...

New LaSalle Ave. requires easements (05/27/07)
City engineers have a definite route they'd like LaSalle Avenue to take -- a nearly straight shot from the site of the new East Main Street Interstate 55 interchange to Route W. The next step in the process is to acquire the land needed for construction...

County accepts road board proposal (05/25/07)
Rural Cape Girardeau County residents will likely see the most aggressive road building effort in years following approval Thursday of a proposal from the Road and Bridge Advisory Board. The Cape Girardeau County Commission accepted the proposal without change. The board leaders recommended the county put asphalt on about five miles of county roads this year and try a chip-and-seal paving method on another 10 miles...

City, transportation department will share cost of replacing 13 stoplights (05/22/07)
Thirteen city intersections on state routes will get stoplights with non-interruptible power following approval by the Cape Girardeau City Council of a cost-sharing agreement with the Missouri Department of Transportation DOT to pay for installation and maintenance...

Board to vote on road plan Monday (05/01/07)
Another week of study should be enough to finalize a plan for paving county roads, the Cape Girardeau County Road and Bridge Advisory Board decided Monday evening. The board, by informal consensus, agreed that they would vote next Monday on the plan that will maintain past promises made for paving this year and recommend a list of roads for a dust control treatment. ...

Study delays Scott City bridge project (04/16/07)
The environmental review that must precede Scott City's Ramsey Creek Bridge project still hasn't begun, even though $5 million in federal funds were dedicated to the project in July 2005. Holding up progress on the Ramsey Creek project, which is meant to bypass Interstate 55 and connect Scott City's southern residential area to its northern industrial area, is a federally mandated traffic study. ...

Broadway reopens (03/20/07)
At 5 p.m. Monday, Broadway in Cape Girardeau reopened to two-way traffic, and community leaders hope the project will put a prettier face on one of the area's essential arteries to downtown. "My hope is that the corridor from Kingshighway to the river will be greatly improved. ...

MoDOT holds open-house meeting for discussion of highway project (02/09/07)
Motorists will drive along a smoother, wider and straighter Highway 72 from Fredericktown, Mo., to Jackson by 2010, Missouri highway officials say. The state will spend an estimated $30 million to $32 million to improve the 38 miles of highway, said Jeff Wachter, Missouri Transportation Department project designer. The project involves widening and resurfacing the highway and paving road shoulders as well as some bridge improvements...

Broadway to be closed to traffic about 50 days starting Monday (01/25/07)
Starting Monday morning, Broadway will be closed to traffic from West End Boulevard to Perry Avenue for about 50 days. The closure is the first phase of a two-phase program to widen Broadway by 12 feet and add turn lanes at its intersection with Clark Avenue...

MoDOT repairing concrete on I-55 (01/25/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be making concrete repairs on the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County. The repairs will be made one mile north of Route K at mile marker 97. Weather permitting, traffic will be reduced to one lane from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today...

Details of $535 million, three-year I-64 project in St. Louis announced (01/24/07)
ST. LOUIS -- Commuters who travel along Interstate 64 in the St. Louis area beware: Your three-year odyssey of orange cones, closed ramps and lane changes is about to begin. Gateway Constructors, the team hired by the Missouri Department of Transportation to rebuild 10 miles of the busy interstate, on Monday announced more details about its construction schedule for 2007. Overall, the project is expected to cost $535 million...

Road repair plan focuses on state's most heavily traveled highways (01/11/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's most heavily traveled highways are in line for a makeover. The state Highways and Transportation Commission approved a new initiative Wednesday that will speed up improvements to 5,573 miles of major highways. The goal is to get 85 percent of those roads -- up from the current 70 percent -- in good condition by 2011...

Route of new LaSalle Avenue in Cape moved (12/17/06)
The third phase of Cape Girardeau's Transportation Trust Fund includes a new path for LaSalle Avenue, a roundabout on Morgan Oak Street and a wider Mount Auburn Road. The widening, extension and overlay projects will get underway in 2007 and have an estimated cost of more than $20 million...

MoDOT commits to new I-55 exit (12/17/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation is committed to installing a new Interstate 55 interchange near Scott City, pending the acquisition of funds for the project. MoDOT personnel met with officials from the Scott County government, Scott City government, the Bootheel Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission and U.S. ...

MoDOT to turn attention to bettering bridge system (12/12/06)
The early completion of the Missouri Department of Transportation's Smooth Roads Initiative won't expedite other projects in the immediate Cape Girardeau area but will allow MoDOT to focus on improvements to other roads in the Southeast Missouri district...

'Smooth Roads' paved 225 miles in region (12/12/06)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- With the completion of the Missouri Department of Transportation's Smooth Roads Initiative a year ahead of schedule, MoDOT's Southeast Missouri district engineer Mark Shelton said most of the major road problems in the area have been fixed...

Detours for Broadway (11/21/06)
The stretch of Broadway between Perryville Road and West End Boulevard will be closed for 50 days shortly after the beginning of the year, Cape Girardeau's city engineer said. The project, which will widen Broadway by 12 feet and add turn lanes at its intersection with Clark Avenue, will take place in two phases...

Cape to widen Independence, add sidewalks (11/18/06)
Motorists who have been bouncing along long stretches of Independence Street for years can look forward to a much smoother ride once the city widens the longtime thoroughfare, adds sidewalks on both sides and makes storm drainage improvements. The city wants to improve the street from Pacific Street to Kingshighway. The city improved a shorter stretch of Independence Street, from Sprigg Street to Pacific Street, in 2004...

Illinois, Kentucky to study I-66 routes (11/02/06)
Cape Girardeau and Sikeston both want the highway, which they expect would be an economic boon. By SCOTT MOYERS Southeast Missourian The Federal Highway Administration has approved funding for two separate four-year $500,000 studies to take a look at which Interstate 66 route makes the most sense -- either across Illinois to the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge in Cape Girardeau or through Kentucky to Sikeston, Mo...

Work planned on Route K/Siemers Drive (11/01/06)
Southeast Missourian The Missouri Department of Transportation's signal crew will be making improvements to several traffic signals during the next few weeks in Cape Girardeau. The crew will work at the new Route K/Siemers Drive traffic signal today and Thursday, weather permitting. Lanes will be reduced from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m...

Completion of ramp project expected this week (10/30/06)
By MATT SANDERS Southeast Missourian Scott City residents can expect slight delays on the Interstate 55 interchange ramps some time this week as ramp repairs are finished. Work began repairing cracks in the ramps in early September with the majority of it happening at night. The Missouri Department of Transportation originally said the work would be finished in early October, but rainy weather and scheduling conflicts have caused the project's finish date to be delayed...

Cape Co. wants to divert industrial park road (10/27/06)
MoDOT said the county has to come up with $530,000 or take over another road to pay for the change. By SCOTT MOYERS Southeast Missourian The Cape Girardeau County Commission wants a proposed 3.75-mile extension of Nash Road to go around 389 acres of prime industrial development property, not through it. But that change to the Missouri Department of Transportation plan could cost the county more than half a million dollars...

Linden Street reopens today with ribbon-cutting (10/27/06)
Southeast Missourian A ribbon-cutting will take place today to celebrate the completion of the Linden Street widening and reconstruction project. The improvements stretch from West End Blvd. to South Sprigg Street. Lappe Cement Finishing Inc. was the contractor for the $440,927 project funded by motor fuel sales tax...

MoDOT expects work to continue on Route K (10/13/06)
The Missouri Department of Transportation expects a contractor to continue improvements to Route K (William Street) in Cape Girardeau next week, weather permitting. The contractor plans to work in the area from I-55 west past Wal-Mart starting Monday, Oct. 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The work will continue for a few days until the project is complete...

Missouri unveils bridge repair plan (09/08/06)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Flanked by a decaying bridge and a yellow school bus, state officials on Thursday announced plans to repair or replace 800 of Missouri's worst bridges by 2012. The project, labeled the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Plan, will allow a single contractor to both design and build the bridge upgrades as well as maintain the bridges for at least 25 years, at an estimated cost of $400 million to $600 million...

MoDOT plans ramp repairs on Interstate 55 (09/07/06)
Repair work will begin Monday on the Interstate 55 interchange ramps at Scott City, weather permitting. Work starts at 6 p.m. and goes to 6 a.m. daily. The southbound on-ramp will be the first to undergo repairs. The ramp will remain open, but traffic will be detoured onto the shoulder, with speed reduced to 25 miles per hour...

Bridge's fate rests with county commission (09/07/06)
Contractors removed the old steel pony truss bridge from County Road 439 Wednesday, taking the structure in one piece to the Cape Girardeau County highway maintenance shed. The bridge, which county commissioners have sought to give away, will now sit until a decision is made on which, if any, of six applicants will receive it...

Jackson awards street repair contract, hopes to add to list (09/06/06)
City streets in Jackson will undergo major concrete repairs during the next few months. The city awarded a $135,205 contract to Fronabarger Concreters Inc. of Oak Ridge to repair 27 streets through its annual concrete street repair program. Work is scheduled to begin in the next couple of weeks and should be complete by the end of November...

Project could affect Old Route 74 traffic (08/31/06)
Missouri Department of Transportation crews began work on Old Route 74 in Cape Girardeau on Wednesday and expect to continue work through today. The work began Wednesday afternoon, reducing the Old Route 74 bridge to one lane. Work will continue today from 7 a.m. to noon. For more information about the project, call (888) ASK-MODOT...

Phone lines cause Broadway delay (08/26/06)
City officials say they are at "wit's end" over a Broadway street resurfacing job that should have taken only three weeks but instead has taken most of the summer. Private contractors, however, say the city should have known about buried utility lines, which are to blame for the delay. At issue is a 900-foot section of Broadway near the entrance of Southeast Missouri State University...

Intersection closed for bridge work (08/23/06)
A heavily traveled intersection in Jackson has been closed until late October as part of the Highway 34/72 widening project. The intersection of Highway 34/72 and West Main Street was closed Tuesday so Missouri Department of Transportation crews can tear out and replace a bridge to make room for additional traffic lanes, said Kevin Plott, MoDOT senior construction inspector...

MoDOT touring paving projects (08/16/06)
Missouri Department of Transportation bigwigs will hit the road over the next two months to see what has been accomplished with 12.8 million tons of asphalt. Top officials of the department embarked on a "Seat of Your Pants" tour Monday to review how the Smooth Roads Initiative is working. The initiative, begun after the passage of Amendment 3 in 2004, is aimed at making 2,200 miles of Missouri highways smoother and safer by Dec. 31...

$8.1 million contract awarded for new I-55 interchange (08/11/06)
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded a construction contract Wednesday for the new Interstate 55 interchange in Cape Girardeau County. Commissioners awarded the $8.1 million contract to Dumey Contracting Inc. of Benton, Mo. The East Main Street extension project includes grading, paving and bridge construction for the interchange located about two and a half miles north of Center Junction...

MoDOT to undertake resurfacing project (08/11/06)
Motorists traveling on U.S. 61 through Cape Girardeau and Jackson can expect a road free of potholes and brighter striping by the end of the year. Next week the Missouri Department of Transportation will begin a 10-mile long resurfacing project from south Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau to the Highway 25 in Jackson. Work is expected to begin at 6 p.m. Monday below the Interchange 55 overpass at Center Junction...

Paving underway on Scott City's Main Street (08/08/06)
For the next week motorists using Main Street in Scott City can expect nighttime delays. Crews with Apex Paving Co. began work Monday evening on the resurfacing of Main Street from just west of Interstate 55 to Route N on the city's eastern end. Traffic was reduced to one lane in work areas, causing some traffic delays Monday night. Work started on the east end of town near Old Illmo, where fewer cars travel Main Street than in the area closer to I-55...

MoDOT official: Interstate 55 interchange not on hold (08/03/06)
Andy Meyer of the Missouri Department of Transportation dispelled rumors that the Interstate 55 interchange project had been put on hold, announcing that groundbreaking is scheduled to take place Aug. 31. Meyer, project manager, spoke at a joint planning and z...

Jackson wants to tie Old Orchard Road plan to interchange (07/27/06)
The city of Jackson hopes to secure Missouri Department of Transportation funds to improve and extend an outer road along Interstate 55. Old Orchard Road will stretch along the west side of I-55 from the future East Main Street interchange to Center Junction...

Cape roundabout will be smoothed out in early fall (07/20/06)
Drivers of big rigs and school buses rejoice. Sometime early in the fall, the roundabout at the intersection of Silver Springs and Gordonville roads in Cape Girardeau will be friendlier to large vehicles. As part of the city's annual overlay project, subcontractors will lay 4 inches of asphalt on the roundabout, making the driving lane flush with the inner concrete section...

City hopes to finish widening by late August (07/19/06)
City crews will continue work on the section of Broadway stretching from Houck Place to Pacific Avenue for the next month and are hoping to complete it by the time classes begin at Southeast Missouri State University on Aug. 21. Last week, crews laid the first of two layers of asphalt, smoothing the road that leads up to the university entrance. The plan originally called for a net widening of 4 feet on the road, but because of utility conflicts, the widening will only be two feet...

MoDOT crews to repair I-55 lanes, bridge this week (07/18/06)
Missouri Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be making repairs on the north and southbound lanes of Interstate 55 in Perry County this week. The northbound repairs will be made a half-mile south of the Perryville exit to the exit from 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday. The southbound repairs will be made from the Route F overpass to the Cape Girardeau County line from 5:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Wednesday...

Road panel approved, now needs members (07/14/06)
Wanted: 11 Cape Girardeau County residents concerned about roads. Applications are open for slots on the Cape Girardeau County Road and Bridge Advisory Board. The board, approved unanimously by the county commission Thursday, is a response to public scrutiny given to road building since commissioners placed a half-cent sales-tax issue on the Aug. 8 ballot...

MoDOT looking into Kelso exit (07/10/06)
The Missouri Department of Transportation says it will study installing a new interchange on Interstate 55 near Scott City as part of the Ramsey Creek Bridge project. MoDOT project manager Eric Krapf said the project is still in its infancy, but a new interchange south of Scott City that would connect the Kelso area to the interstate and to a corridor running all the way to Nash Road may be included in the overall Ramsey Creek project, he said...

Construction begins today on Mount Auburn widening (07/10/06)
A construction project begins today to widen Mount Auburn Road from William Street to Bloomfield Road, with a ground breaking ceremony at 10 a.m. at Fire Station No. 2 on Mount Auburn Road. When finished, the street will be widened from 44 feet to 59 feet and from two to four lanes with an additional middle turn lane...

East Main interchange work could begin by Sept. 11 (07/06/06)
Construction of the East Main Street interchange on Interstate 55 could get underway by mid-September as the contractor races to get initial work done so traffic can be detoured before winter hits. "It really depends on whether or not the weather cooperates," said Andy Meyer, project manager for the Missouri Department of Transportation in Sikeston, Mo...

Bloomfield Road project moving, opening slated (06/30/06)
The Bloomfield Road Phase 3 construction project will be substantially completed and the road reopened next week. The road will officially open at a ribbon-cutting ceremony slated for 10 a.m. July 7 on the east end of the project. The $801,104 project is the reconstruction of Bloomfield Road from Siemers Drive to the Stonebridge subdivision and is a Transportation Trust Fund 2 project. ...

MoDOT chief backs separate truck lanes on I-70 (06/30/06)
ST. LOUIS -- The head of Missouri's transportation system favors separating large trucks from cars and other light vehicles on Interstate 70 between St. Louis and Kansas City. Director Pete Rahn of the Missouri Department of Transportation said heavy trucks make up more than 40 percent of the traffic, four times the rate for which the highway was designed in the 1950s, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday...

Officials question proposal for county sales-tax increase (06/27/06)
A homemade county road plan proposed to the Cape Girardeau County Commission Monday underlined the county's lack of a firm plan for spending a proposed half-cent sales tax. The failure to provide a detailed proposal with the ballot measure, which will be called Proposition 1 on Aug. ...

MoDOT to help pay for Jackson sidewalk study (06/27/06)
The city of Jackson take a closer look at its sidewalks within the next few months. At a regular meeting of the Jackson Board of Aldermen Monday night, the board passed a motion supporting the city's application to the Missouri Department of Transportation for assistance in a sidewalk inventory and condition study. The city will pay 20 percent of the $9,000 sidewalk study and MoDOT will pick up the remaining costs through its Transportation Engineering Assistance Program...

Study: Cable barriers almost eliminate 'crossover' accidents (06/26/06)
WARRENTON, Mo. -- A new study shows that the network of cables now spanning Interstate 70 between St. Louis and Kansas City is saving lives and reducing the number of vehicles crossing into oncoming traffic. Out of 378 accidents in 2005 in which vehicles hit the cables, only 6 percent made it through, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation...

Rising road costs, leaner paving plans (06/24/06)
Drivers know they're paying at the pump, but they might be surprised to know they're also paying where the rubber hits the road. That's because the cost of asphalt -- the most common substance used for surfacing roads -- has recently spiked. The key ingredient in asphalt is petroleum, so as the price of crude oil goes up, the cost of roadwork follows...

County paving project under scrutiny (06/20/06)
The rules for selecting county paving projects need to be revised and changes will be in place before voters decide whether to give Cape Girardeau County more money, county commissioners said Monday. Addressing more than 60 people who packed the community room of the County Administration Building, Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones said there are several rules that should be overhauled...

Broadview Street to be closed this week for repairs (06/18/06)
The 600 block of Broadview Street at Maria Louise Ln. will be closed beginning Monday. The street will be closed to traffic from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily through Thursday. Traffic will be detoured onto Optimist Drive to Spartech Drive and back to Broadview Street during this time...

Mount Auburn widening project to get underway in July (06/14/06)
Cape Girardeau has contracted with Lappe Cement Finishing to widen Mount Auburn Road from William Street to Bloomfield Road. Two lanes of the road will stay open throughout the construction period which is set to begin in early July. Engineering officials hope to have the project completed by Thanksgiving...

Cape County lays out expanded paving schedule with tax increase (06/09/06)
A proposal for an accelerated county road-paving program states that Cape Girardeau County could blacktop an extra 19 miles of gravel roads during the first six years of a half-cent sales-tax increase. The detailed program, presented to the Cape Girardeau County Commission by county highway administrator Scott Bechtold, is subject to change and will be discussed at a public hearing June 19...

East Main Street extension work starts today (05/30/06)
Construction crews will begin clearing a path today in Jackson to extend East Main Street to the future Interstate 55 interchange. The first phase of the two-phase East Main Street extension project costs the city more than $600,000. Jackson public works director Rodney Bollinger said the contractor plans to demolish a house and then clear the land to make way for the roadway...

Roads closed due to construction (05/28/06)
Road construction along Highway 34/72 in Jackson will force road and lane closures beginning this week, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced Friday. Penzel Construction will working on box culverts along the highway project, forcing the closures...

MoDOT: Scott City's Main Street targeted for paving by summer's end (05/26/06)
The signs along Route K in Scott City say the street will be paved by winter. But MoDOT assures that the city's Main Street will be resurfaced before the end of summer. City leaders and residents of Scott City have noticed the signs at the edge of town -- MoDOT blue signs with a "winter 2006" completion date for resurfacing the city's primary east-west traffic corridor...

Utility project to close section of Sprigg Street (05/26/06)
North Sprigg Street between Bertling Street and Lexington Avenue will be closed to through traffic for utility construction Friday. The street will reopen Friday evening and remain open for the holiday weekend. The street will close again to through traffic Tuesday through the end of the week. Motorists not living in the area are encouraged to use alternate routes...

Traffic flow changing near Jackson High School (05/23/06)
Motorists traveling around Jackson High School can expect changes in traffic flow and additional stop signs around the campus beginning June 1. West Madison, West Jefferson and Colorado will become two-way streets. Additionally, South Russell Street between West Madison and West Jefferson streets, and West Madison between South Russell and Oklahoma streets will be vacated and barricaded...

A Global decision: Broadway business owners say the city isn't fair (05/16/06)
Owners of a local grocery store, Global Trading, are wondering whether all businesses are being treated equally by city hall in Cape Girardeau's Broadway widening project. City hall officials counter that they have altered their plans to accommodate the store and believe the process is a fair one...

MoDOT: Highway 34/72 project ready to enter next phase (05/16/06)
Missouri Department of Transportation officials will observe the start of the second phase of the Highway 34/72 improvement project today with a groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. at Pioneer Market in Jackson. Speakers will include state Sen. Jason Crowell, R-Cape Girardeau, state Rep. Scott Lipke, R-Jackson, Jackson Mayor Paul Sander and Marybeth Williams, president of Jackson's Chamber of Commerce...

Lawmakers authorize toll bridge (05/13/06)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- It's still far from a certainty, but a proposed toll bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis made its first move toward reality Friday as Missouri lawmakers gave their consent. Legislation given final approval by a 134-23 House vote would allow the estimated $910 million bridge to be built with a combination of federal and private funds. Under the public-private partnership, private investors could charge tolls to recoup their costs for the bridge...

Cape Girardeau street improvement projects should help traffic (05/09/06)
Several street improvement projects, including the installation of four traffic signals at heavily congested intersections, should improve traffic flow in Cape Girardeau by this fall. Traffic signals will be installed at the intersections of Siemers Drive and Lambert Drive; Siemers Drive and Bloomfield Road; Bloomfield Road and Mount Auburn Road; and at an entrance to the Westfield West Park off Mount Auburn Road, near El Acapulco Mexican Restaurant...

Next phase of Bloomfield project to begin Monday (05/06/06)
The Bloomfield Road project has progressed to phase II ahead of schedule, say Cape Girardeau city engineers. The final phase of the widening and resurfacing project begins Monday and will force residents of nearby subdivisions to divert 2.9 miles to reach Route K via Benton Hill Road and 5.3 miles to reach Wal-Mart...

Jackson aldermen set to award bid for East Main project (05/01/06)
Jackson's Board of Aldermen will award a contract at its regular board meeting tonight for phase one of the East Main Street Extension project. The lowest bid was nearly $260,000 less than the engineering estimate of $864,355 for the project. "We got a lot of interest and the bids were very competitive. We're very excited," said Rodney Bollinger, Jackson's public works director...

MoDOT newsletter made available to public (04/25/06)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will release semi-annual newsletters with information regarding the multi-phase Route 72 project in Cape Girardeau, Bollinger and Madison counties. The first issue of "Route 72 Solutions" will be released by the end of April. ...

MoDOT gets deed for East Main project (04/14/06)
A final piece of the puzzle fell into place for the Missouri Department of Transportation on Thursday when it acquired the last right-of-way deed for the East Main Street Interchange project. At a special meeting of Jackson's Board of Aldermen, city attorney Tom Ludwig handed over the 6-acre deed of land to Andy Meyer, MoDOT project manager...

MoDOT awards bid for next phase of 34/72 widening (04/13/06)
Just a few months after rejecting a bid for the same amount, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded a construction contract on Wednesday for the second phase of improvements to Route 34/72 in Jackson. Phase two of the project includes widening and resurfacing from one mile west of the Route 25 intersection to 2.2 miles west of Route 25. It also includes adding signals, curb, gutter and storm sewers...

Weather, I-55 work push back paving in Scott City (04/08/06)
Just over two weeks have passed since resurfacing was set to begin on Scott City's Main Street, but so far little work has occurred on the project and may not for months. MoDOT has no timeline for the resumption of the paving of Main Street, also known as Route K, from the Interstate 55 interchange to Route N on the city's eastern end, said MoDOT operations engineer Lynelle Luther...

Resurfacing work begins Monday on I-55 (04/07/06)
Interstate 55 from Scott City to Fruitland is scheduled to undergo resurfacing beginning Monday evening. Northbound lanes on I-55 will be reduced to one lane while new asphalt is laid over existing pavement, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. ...

Cape repairing, modifying roundabout that drew drivers' complaints (04/07/06)
Cape Girardeau's controversial roundabout is receiving a facelift -- again. Over the next two weeks the city's public works department will make minor adjustments to the roundabout at Gordonville and Silver Springs roads, said Tim Gramling, public works director. Crews will replace broken outer curbs and gutters and redesign part of the roundabout to make it easier for drivers to maneuver...

Bloomfield Road construction set to begin Monday (04/01/06)
Construction is set to begin Monday on the first phase of the Bloomfield Road project. The project will close stretches of Bloomfield until July 1. The first phase of construction work will close the portion of Bloomfield between Siemers Drive and Ramsey Creek Bridge. City crews have laid extra gravel on a pre-existing utility road leading from Shawnee Parkway to the Stonebridge subdivision to serve as a local detour for the mostly elderly residents of the subdivision...

Cape's Main Street traffic switches to two-way today (03/27/06)
The signs are in place, the dividing line is striped and the loading zones are designated. Now officials can only sit back and cross their fingers. Two-way traffic on Cape Girardeau's Main Street begins today at 6 a.m. The police department will have officers stationed on the street, and will park vehicles pointing northward to emphasize the changeover...

Illinois will add two lanes to East Cape highway (03/24/06)
A $1.5 million federal transportation grant -- expected to boost economic development in Alexander County -- will be used to widen Highway 146 to four lanes from East Cape Girardeau, Ill., to the intersection with Highway 3. The Department of Transportation grant is part of a federal program that supports transportation infrastructure and economic development in the eight-state region covered by the Delta Regional Authority. ...

MoDOT's I-64 project to offer minority job training (03/21/06)
ST. LOUIS -- More than six years after protesters blocked highway traffic asking for more minority construction contracts, a plan to hire a large minority work force is moving forward on a multimillion-dollar interstate project here. The Missouri Department of Transportation has committed more than $2 million of the project budget to train minority, women and low-income workers for the Interstate 64 construction slated to begin by 2007...

Blocked artery (03/20/06)
In Scott City, Main Street is the quickest way to get from one side of town to the other. The corridor runs the length of town from west to east, carrying most of the city's traffic -- 15,410 vehicle a day, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation...

MoDOT: Jackson, Scott City projects could affect traffic flow (03/15/06)
Westbound traffic along Highway 34/72 in Jackson will be reduced to one lane today as workers smooth the pavement. The project will close the passing lane of westbound Highway 34/72 from Route PP to Main Street, according to a news release from the Missouri Department of Transportation...

Broadway project slowed by bumps in property acquisition (03/15/06)
City property acquisition continues to be slow going along Broadway with city hall and property owners remaining far apart in some places. A court date of March 27 has been set for condemnation of a 27-foot stretch of property in front of Global Trading Food Products at 1304 Broadway...

Cape City Council OKs two-way traffic on downtown street (02/22/06)
The Cape Girardeau City Council approved two-way traffic on Main Street Tuesday night, though it's not yet known when the one-way street will be restriped into two 10.5-foot lanes. The decision, which may have become a foregone conclusion in recent weeks, was not always so assured...

City draws alternative plans for Fountain Street extension (02/16/06)
Cape Girardeau is moving forward on a plan to extend Fountain Street, but city officials are not certain whether the improvements will resemble the ones already made to the stretch of the street south of Morgan Oak Street. The city planner's office has released a preliminary drawing of the extension of Fountain Street that will connect it north with William Street. ...

Interchange No. 1 topic at joint Cape, Jackson meeting (02/14/06)
There could be no doubt which city officials showed the most spirit at Monday night's joint meeting between the Cape Girardeau city council and the Jackson board of aldermen. Mayor Paul Sander and the Jackson officials came dressed in red, their high school's trademark color, as they welcomed Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay Knudtson and the neighboring delegation for the 10th annual meeting in what has become a friendly relationship between the two cities...

Interchange expected to top joint Cape, Jackson agenda (02/13/06)
Cape Girardeau and Jackson city officials plan to give updates on several major projects when they hold a joint meeting today. With funding secure for the future East Main Street/LaSalle Avenue Interchange project on Interstate 55, Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay Knudtson and Jackson Mayor Paul Sander said it's time to work out the final details of the project...

Two-way Main Street proposal heads to council after unanimous approval (02/09/06)
A plan that would make Cape Girardeau's downtown more accessible and easier to navigate took a step towards realization Wednesday when the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a proposal calling for a two-way Main Street and the reconfiguration of the municipal parking lot...

Cape city engineers split Bloomfield Road project into two phases (01/14/06)
The Bloomfield Road project will now be done in two phases, allowing it to remain open longer, in response to concerns from residents. The first phase will involve work between Siemers Drive and Ramsey Creek Bridge. During this phase, the stretch of Bloomfield Road will be closed with a local detour. The detour will lead from Shawnee Parkway and cut cross-country on a small gravel road to the Stonebridge subdivision...

Missouri Highways and Transportation Committee awards project contracts (01/13/06)
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Committee awarded contracts Tuesday for new traffic signals in Jackson and improvements to Highway 72 in Patton. In a cost-share project with the city of Jackson, traffic signals will be built at the Route D and Farmington Road intersection. The $92,181 contract was awarded to Cotner Electric Co. in Cape Girardeau...

Jackson selects street projects to benefit from road tax funds (01/09/06)
Twenty-eight streets in Jackson will have potholes filled and other concrete repairs made in the upcoming year. The available $150,000 to make the repairs comes after a lawsuit was settled between Cape Girardeau County and the city of Jackson regarding the allotment of the county road and bridge taxes. Both sides officially ended the 3-year tax battle last March...

Bloomfield Road closure unsafe, say residents (12/22/05)
About 20 residents met with Cape Girardeau officials Wednesday night to air concerns of safety, inconvenience and costliness concerning the Bloomfield Road reconstruction project. The project, meant to widen the existing road, will require a three-month-long shutdown of the half-mile section of Bloomfield between Siemers Drive and Stonebridge Drive...

Part of 34/72 will be opened to four lanes in Jackson on Wednesday (12/20/05)
Signals along the one-mile upgraded portion of Highway 34/72 in Jackson should be operating Wednesday evening, allowing all four lanes of the new roadway to be opened to traffic. This is a milestone in the three-phase Highway 34/72 widening project, said Kevin Plott, senior construction inspector for the Missouri Department of Transportation...

MoDOT offers Ramsey Creek bridge options to Scott City (11/22/05)
The Missouri Department of Transportation has given Scott City two options on the Ramsey Creek Bridge project -- take control of the project, or give up the reins to MoDOT. Scott City Mayor Tim Porch shared MoDOT's recommendations with the Scott City Council Monday night. ...

Rt. K resurfacing work delayed (11/16/05)
A contractor has postponed repaving of Route K until next week because of the wet, cool weather, the Missouri Department of Transportation said Tuesday. Work is expected to start Monday. Construction will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., beginning at Gordonville and moving eastward to Cape Girardeau over the course of the next several weeks, MoDOT officials said...

I-57 bridges being replaced next year (11/11/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission gave the go-ahead Thursday to replace the northbound and southbound bridges over North Cut Ditch on Interstate 57 near Sikeston. The bridges are a half-mile east of Interstate 55. Both will be replaced for $2,379,861 by Robertson Contractors Inc. of Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Highway 34/72 hits roadblock with high bids (11/11/05)
High costs of asphalt caused the Missouri Department of Transportation to hit a roadblock with the Highway 34/72 improvement project in Jackson. On Wednesday, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission decided not to award a contract for the second phase of a three-phase widening project that will expand Highway 34/72 from two lanes to four...

MoDOT to discuss widening of Highway 72 with public (11/03/05)
The Missouri Department of Transportation is providing information at a public meeting today on plans to improve the winding and aging Highway 72 in Bollinger and Madison counties. The meeting will be from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Meadow Heights High School cafeteria, on Highway 72 in Patton, Mo...

Bridge at Cairo reopens to traffic (10/28/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Highway 60/62 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting Bird's Point, Mo., to Cairo opened Thursday morning, nearly a week earlier than expected. The bridge was scheduled to reopen Nov. 2, but the contractor, Massman Construction Co., was able to get a quick jump on the work and enjoyed good weather, said Joe Lenzini with the Illinois Department of Transportation...

Broadway shops look forward to business as usual (10/27/05)
Ralph Wille found it hard to sell doughnuts amid all the construction work on Broadway. Some customers avoided his bakery rather than run the dusty gantlet of orange construction barricades and heavy machinery. It made for a long summer, Wille said...

MoDOT to fully activate new traffic signals on Kingshighway on Monday (10/22/05)
New traffic signals, currently flashing yellow, will be fully activated on Monday to regulate traffic at the intersection of South Kingshighway and Silver Springs Road, state highway officials said. The new signals are part of a $1 million intersection improvement and relocation project...

Jackson aldermen to take up lighting proposal (10/17/05)
Bigger and brighter street lights should welcome motorists driving into Jackson on U.S. 61 sometime after the first of the year. After being denied several grants to fund engineering for the East Jackson Boulevard streetscape lighting project, the city's Board of Aldermen will vote today on whether to spend $23,700 to fund the engineering portion of the project...

City to widen Mount Auburn Road by next fall (10/16/05)
Motorists going to the mall or Doctors' Park could find themselves traveling on a wider Mount Auburn Road by next fall. Improvements will include a center turn lane and traffic signals, city officials said. The Cape Girardeau City Council is expected to vote Monday night to authorize city staff to begin buying property to widen the busy thoroughfare from William Street south to Bloomfield Road...

MoDOT awards ramp repair contract (10/15/05)
Southeat Missourian The Missouri Department of Transportation will repair the Interstate 55 ramps at the Scott City interchange using a new construction process. The state highway commission awarded a $155,061 contract Friday to Gaines Construction Inc. of Wentzville, Mo...

E. Main project's price tag jumps to $8 million (10/07/05)
MoDOT said the previous $5.8 million design wouldn't handle future traffic. The Missouri Department of Transportation now plans to spend $8 million to construct the East Main Street interchange at Interstate 55. MoDOT previously had budgeted $5.8 million for construction of a scaled-down design that project manager Andy Meyer says eventually would have required improvements to meet future traffic needs...

MoDOT will run E. Main project underneath I-55 (10/05/05)
Missouri's highway department plans to dig a huge hole under Interstate 55 and extend a five-lane East Main Street underneath rather than above the highway. That is part of the latest design planned for the new East Main Street interchange, Missouri Department of Transportation officials said Tuesday. MoDOT has gone through 14 designs for the new interchange...

Center Junction light project may start next week (09/24/05)
The preliminary work for another Center Junction had to be finished first. Preliminary work on a 10-mile road resurfacing project is winding down at Center Junction just in time for a lighting project to get underway -- perhaps as early as next week, transportation officials said Friday...

Old Appleton gets new bridge (09/24/05)
More than two decades since a flash flood ripped down Old Appleton's historic bridge, a contractor hoisted the iron truss frame of the bridge into place Friday afternoon. Mayor Kevin Amschler said earlier this week that the decking and handrails for the bridge should be complete within two months...

Cairo bridge will close until early Nov. (09/13/05)
Farmers will have to haul grain 25 miles out of the way. WYATT, Mo. -- Farmers in Mississippi County will face a new challenge in getting their grain to market this harvest season. Just as the fall harvest kicks into full gear, one of the primary routes farmers from the Wyatt area take to haul their grain to market will be shut down, detouring them up to an extra 25 miles out of the way...

Temporary closing of Daisy Avenue required (08/30/05)
Weather permitting, the road should be closed for approximately three weeks. Motorists traveling through the city of Jackson will need to plan on taking an alternate street when trying to reach Route 34 by way of Daisy Avenue beginning at 7 a.m. Wednesday...

I-55 project pushed up six months (08/26/05)
Cape Girardeau County could have a new Interstate 55 interchange constructed by the winter of 2007, or six months sooner than originally expected, state highway officials said Thursday. Missouri Department of Transportation officials said design work on the East Main Street interchange project should be completed by April. The project could be advertised for bid as early as next summer, MoDOT officials said...

Ramsey bridge decades in making (08/18/05)
Scott City officials expect the project to ease traffic jams and attract new business development. Traffic congestion usually isn't a problem for towns of 5,000 people, but usually doesn't apply to Scott City. Nearly every morning and afternoon, the city sees the kind of bottleneck experienced in large metropolitan areas, and it has been that way for decades...

Officials lobbied to get more East Main funds (08/07/05)
Critics of the federal bill said the interchange highlights two problems with the program. When local officials lobbied for federal help to build a new Interstate 55 interchange, they knew that a practical road project involved more than just new exit ramps...

E. Main, LaSalle will be built with extra $5 million (08/05/05)
Federal highway dollars will pay the entire cost of a new and expanded Interstate 55 interchange in Cape Girardeau County and two connecting roads, local and state officials said Thursday. The government largesse could expand the project to include outer roads paralleling the interstate, but not without local funding, Jackson Mayor Paul Sander said...

Cape plans to widen south-side street (08/04/05)
Three apartment complexes hug Linden Street. The south-side Cape Girardeau street is also home to the county's busy public health center. Cape Girardeau city officials say the narrow street needs widening and sidewalks. The city plans to award a contract this fall for the street and sidewalk construction, estimated to cost nearly $196,000...

SEMO students will return to find wider Broadway (07/30/05)
The widening of Broadway from Park Avenue to Houck Place should be largely completed by the time students return next month for fall semester classes at Southeast Missouri State University, school officials said. Students begin returning to campus on Aug. 18, and classes start on Aug. 22...

Bill funds 2 local road projects (07/29/05)
Congress approves money for East Main interchange and Ramsey Creek bridge. The new federal highway bill on the verge of congressional approval will fuel two long-sought highway projects in the area: Jackson's East Main Street interchange and Scott City's Ramsey Creek bridge...

I-55 to get wider stripes as part of safety project (07/27/05)
Interstate 55 is changing its stripes -- they're getting wider and, transportation officials say, safer. The interstate is among the 2,200 miles of Missouri roadways that will soon be sporting a new look, with brighter, longer-lasting center stripes, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation...

Transportation sales tax vital, officials say (07/25/05)
Cape Girardeau roadways, current and future, relying on sales tax extension. Cape Girardeau's transportation sales tax is necessary when it comes to fixing city streets and building new ones, city officials say. Without it, the city would be hard-pressed just to maintain existing streets, much less build new ones to serve growing residential and commercial areas...

Road projects await passage of TTF3 issue (07/25/05)
Cape Girardeau would move ahead with nine major road projects if city voters approve a half-cent sales tax measure, Transportation Trust Fund 3, on the Aug. 2 ballot. Here's what would be done: LaSalle Avenue: The most expensive project on the list, it could cost more than $3.1 million...

Two intersections in Cape getting upgrade in lights (07/23/05)
The traffic signals at the intersections of Independence Street and Kingshighway and William and Broadview streets will be upgraded at night, starting Sunday. Missouri Department of Transportation crews plan to replace existing bulbs with new 12-inch light-emitting diodes. MoDOT officials said the diodes only have to be replaced once every seven years and use less electricity...

Intersection in Jackson to close (07/23/05)
Main Street in Jackson will be closed at Highway 34 starting next week as progress continues on constructing additional lanes to the highway. Main Street will close starting at 7 a.m. Monday, weather permitting. The closure is expected to last about two weeks. Motorists are encouraged to take alternate routes around the work zone...

Cape starts '05 overlay program (07/23/05)
Work began Thursday on an $834,000 project to fix problem areas and improve Cape Girardeau streets. Workers with ASA Paving Co., the contractor that won the bid for the 2005 street overlay program, began milling and patching asphalt in the area of Arena Park. Patching and milling will be done before repaving, which will provide a 2-inch asphalt overlay on selected streets. The project also includes some curb and gutter repairs...

MoDOT to meet with residents on plan to widen Highway 72 (07/20/05)
The Missouri Department of Transportation is planning to widen Highway 72 in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties and will meet with area residents next week to discuss the impact. MoDOT will widen both 11-foot lanes to 12 feet and create paved shoulders from Highway 51 in Bollinger County to Highway 34 in Cape Girardeau County. Workers also will make improvements to some hills and curves...

Jackson to move water, sewer lines for widening of 34/72 (07/19/05)
Before Phase 2 of the Highway 34/72 widening project in Jackson can begin, the city of Jackson will move water and sewer lines to make way for the Missouri Department of Transportation's plans. The city announced Monday that it will begin moving those lines running parallel to West Jackson Boulevard between Old Toll Road and the city limits near the Jackson Medical Center...

Broadway project to cause traffic detour (07/15/05)
ROAD CLOSING Broadway to have detour today Broadway from Pacific Street to Henderson Avenue will be closed to traffic from 7 a.m. to noon today to allow for construction work on the Broadway widening project. Detour signs will be posted and motorists will be encouraged to use alternate routes, said acting city engineer Abdul Alkadry...

Jackson, state disagree on who should pay for lights along U.S. 61 (07/14/05)
Jackson city officials want the state to pay for street lights to provide a well-lit entrance to the city along U.S. 61. But Missouri Department of Transportation officials say the city should foot the bill on the state-maintained route. The disagreement is playing out in letters from MoDOT and the city...

Highway commission awards area road contracts, OKs five-year plan (07/09/05)
The Missouri State Highways and Transportation Commission awarded contracts Friday to add turn lanes and widen Highway 51 in Perryville and stripe 176 miles of roadways in Southeast Missouri. Commissioners awarded a $202,648 contract to Fronabarger Concreters Inc. of Oak Ridge. The project involves the addition of turn lanes 1,000 feet east of the U.S. 61/Highway 51 intersection in Perryville, Missouri Department of Transportation officials said...

Interchange means new street for Cape (07/06/05)
Construction of the new East Main Street interchange on Interstate 55 will pave the way for a new entrance road for the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University's planned life sciences research park and a new outer road along the east side of the interstate...

East Main interchange plan got its start in the '80s (07/05/05)
Editor's note: An interchange connecting East Main Street in Jackson with Interstate 55 is a project that has been talked about since the 1980s. Until a deal to build the interchange was announced last week the project remained a long shot, primarily because Jackson could not afford the $5.8 million cost even with help from the Missouri Department of Transportation. This is the second of a three-part series examining how the interchange came to be and how it may be developed...

Interchange project a long time coming (07/03/05)
Handshakes. Smiles. And laughs. Two current mayors, a couple of lawyers, a few engineers and other elected and appointed officials both past and present patted each other on the back Wednesday afternoon for reaching a monumental and unprecedented compromise that will bring another interstate interchange to the region...

Interchange agreement made official (06/30/05)
Four local entities strike deal to make East Main Street interchange a reality. Jackson Mayor Paul Sander waited about 10 years for this. In a room crowded with some of the area's most important dignitaries, developers and politicians, Sander, dressed in a brown sports coat and an American baseball tie, could finally announce Wednesday what he's been working on for so long...

Construction to temporarily close one lane of South Kingshighway (06/29/05)
One of the two northbound lanes on South Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau will be closed to traffic temporarily beginning today because of construction of the new Silver Springs Road intersection, the Missouri Department of Transportation said. The lane will be closed through July 15 in the work zone near Interstate 55, MoDOT officials said...

Pains from progress: Broadway businesses suffer during construction (06/29/05)
A street-widening project, slated to last into August, slows consumer traffic for some business owners. Autumn Demopoulos looks outside the windows of her Cape Girardeau restaurant with an uneasy eye. Just beyond the borders of California Juice Club, her Greek-styled eatery, is a two-block row of orange cones and bulky barriers. She sees disturbed dirt. She sees burly men in hard hats and tolerates growling earth movers...

Water St. tries for tourists with new direction (06/29/05)
Street improvements include one-way traffic and new panels that explain floodwall murals. City crews put the finishing touches on Water Street renovations Tuesday as motorists drove by on the one-way, southbound street, which has become a focus of tourism along Cape Girardeau's riverfront...

Jackson, MoDOT agree on Route D traffic light (06/28/05)
Jackson resident Van Riehl, like many other motorists, drives on Route D nearly every day. The traffic is always worst in the mornings when parents and buses take their children to school; when workers make their way to their jobs. Route D is one of Jackson's major east-west routes. It passes by a school, a gas station, a car wash, a day-care center and a funeral home. Several roads, which lead into large subdivisions, feed into the highway...

MoDOT OKs U-turn signs for Jackson's 34/72 project (06/27/05)
U-turn signs? U-bet. The Missouri Department of Transportation's District 10 office recently notified the city of Jackson that it would install U-turn signs at various sections of the Highway 34/72 widening project. Local merchants along the stretch, primarily Alderman Joe Bob Baker who owns a salvage yard there, complained recently that the lack of signs would hurt business...

East Main Street-Interstate 55 interchange moves forward (06/18/05)
Mayors of Cape, Jackson say they've reached an informal agreement on the project. Negotiations on an interchange for East Main Street and Interstate 55 took an optimistic step Friday. Jackson Mayor Paul Sander said the city councils in Cape Girardeau and Jackson would receive proposals soon, meaning officials have come to an informal agreement that would allow the project to be handed over to the Missouri Department of Transportation for final engineering and construction...

MoDOT hopes to spark negotiations for interchange (06/14/05)
Construction was supposed to begin this year with a possible completion as early as 2006. Stalled negotiations for Jackson's proposed East Main Street Interstate 55 interchange received a nudge in the right direction Monday night thanks to the Missouri Department of Transporation...

Companies win bids for road projects (06/11/05)
Two construction companies have won bids for new road projects in the Cape Girardeau area. Workers could begin construction on a new turn lane on Route K in Cape Girardeau and new lighting at the Interstate 55/Highway 61 interchange as early as next month...

34/72 widening project in Jackson to close section of Farmington Road (06/06/05)
Farmington Road at the intersection of West Jackson Boulevard will be closed beginning today as work continues on the Highway 34/72 widening project in Jackson. Farmington is a fairly busy residential street that many residents use to cut over from Highway 34/72 to Main Street or Route D...

Residents ready to sacrifice for better highway (06/03/05)
People living along Highway 34 around Burfordville may have some significant inconveniences when plans are finalized and construction begins for improvements along that road, but many of them see it as a necessary sacrifice. Don and Sharon McCarty may end up having to move as a result of proposed improvements to Highway 34 in the Burfordville area, but they aren't angry...

MoDOT proceeding with Center Junction lighting project (05/27/05)
Center Junction will soon be under lights while Jackson officials hope MoDOT will light up even more of the city in the coming years. The Missouri Department of Transportation accepted bids on the project this week, the lowest coming in at $201,784...

MoDOT anticipates record construction (05/25/05)
Missouri motorists won't have any trouble finding a highway work zone this summer. "This summer we will literally have a thousand work zones," Missouri Transportation Department director Pete Rahn said during a visit to Cape Girardeau Tuesday. "That's an unprecedented level of construction in the state."...

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