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The $441 million project between Rocheport and Columbia will include a third lane in each direction, 14 new bridge structures, new north and south outer road connections across Perche Creek and improvements to the interchanges between Route J and U.S. 63.

Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS), partnered with St. Louis contractor Parsons Transportation group, will lead the reconstruction project.

The closure will allow crews to construct a new roundabout to connect Business Loop 70 to eastbound Interstate 70.

The Missouri Department of Transportation announces Improve I-70: Boonville to Rocheport project.

Construction crews will shift lanes in a short segment of Business Loop 70 in Columbia starting next week.

Officials say the surge in road work aims to modernize key infrastructure — but it may bring longer delays for drivers.

MoDOT shared on social media Sunday morning that the road was reopened.

The Missouri Department of Transportation says eastbound drivers could experience delays of up to thirty minutes this weekend. That’s because of construction between paris road and US 63 as part of the Improve I-70 project.

Crews will commence operations in both directions on sections of I-70 and U.S. 63 on Wednesday.

In a budget hearing, Vivek Malek and the Office of Administration tried to explain why $42 million is being diverted from the general revenue fund despite the state law governing interest earnings.