Contractors selected for first stretch of Improve I-70 project

Millstone-Weber will lead construction from Columbia to Kingdom City

MoDOT officials posing with Millstone Weber and Jacobs contractors at commission meeting

At its February meeting, The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission selected Millstone Weber with designer Jacobs, Inc. as the Design-Build contractor for the first project in MoDOT’s Improve I-70 Program.

This project involves the stretch from Columbia to Kingdom City, which will build a third lane in each direction and improve the 20-mile stretch of Interstate 70 between U.S. 63 in Columbia and U.S. 54 in Kingdom City. Construction on this $405 million project is expected to begin in summer 2024.

The U.S. 63 and I-70 interchange proposal includes:
Two new direct connection ramps (northbound U.S. 63 to westbound I-70 and eastbound I-70 to southbound U.S. 63).
Four new roundabouts.
The U.S. 54 and I-70 interchange proposal includes two new bridges and a new and improved interchange.

MoDOT plans to host additional public information meetings in central Missouri in spring 2024 ahead of construction, where project plans and traffic control details for the first project will be shared. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2024 with an anticipated completion in late 2027.

For renderings from the contract proposal and more information on the Improve I-70 Program, visit the project website.

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