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“The project that many said MoDOT could not deliver on time and on budget will be completed $11 million under budget and one month early." -- MoDOT Director Pete Rahn, announcing December 7 as the day I-64 reopens to the public.
And mark your calendars for the celebration on December 6!
Missouri Department of Transportation I especially like the video included with the article. Whether inflatable or not, the life-saving benefits of wearing a seat belt make a clear impact during the crash test.
Source: www.usatoday.com
After about a decade of engineering, Ford is ready to roll out a technology that will improve safety for rear-seat passengers: inflatable seat belts.
Missouri Department of Transportation What's your view? Take our facebook poll below (left) and let us know!
Source: www.nytimes.com
Nearly all Americans say sending a text message while driving should be illegal, a New York Times/CBS News poll says.
Missouri Department of Transportation "A vital investment in the state's infrastructure" - watch Gov. Nixon and MoDOT Director Pete Rahn speak about the Safe & Sound bridge program while celebrating the 100th completed bridge in Platte County.
Missouri Department of Transportation Have you seen this superhero alongside the road picking up trash? It’s Trash Man – better known as Cosmo from the Cosmo & JC show on Y107. He’s the best kind of super hero – the kind that keeps our roadsides cleaner and more attractive.
Source: www.modotblog.blogspot.com
Trash Man picked up trash this morning along Highway 63 north of the AC/Grindstone exit. His “trashy” superhero costume consisted of a cape, suit and mask all made from trash bags.
Missouri Department of Transportation One hundred and counting! That’s the number of bridges the Missouri Department of Transportation has now fixed as a part of its commitment under the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program – an initiative to fix 802 of the state’s worst bridges in five years.
Missouri Department of Transportation FHWA passes Recovery Act milestone: $20 billion obligated. In nine months, nearly 8500 Recovery Act projects obligated, 5,000 underway.
Federal Highway Administration passes Recovery Act milestone: $20 billion obligated - Welcome to the
Source: fastlane.dot.gov
Today, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced a major milestone--obligating over $20 billion in Recovery Act highway, road, and bridge investments. Now, that is over 75% of the $26.6 billion set aside by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act back...
Missouri Department of Transportation “Pete Rahn is one of the country’s most innovative transportation officials,” according to Governing magazine who named him as one of their 2009 Public Officials of the Year. Rahn’s willingness to take risks and his desire to make a difference helped him become the first state transportation director to earn this national honor in the 23-year history of the award.
Source: www.governing.com
A few years ago, Missouri had a big problem. A 10-mile stretch of I-64, the major east-west artery leading into St. Louis, desperately needed to be rebuilt. The project was expected to be a six-year, $700 million mess. ...
Missouri Department of Transportation What was your first experience with the Internet?
Source: mashable.com
I remember when I first saw it. My dad called me over to his office, where he had a x86 PC with a 1200 bit/s modem, which I'd mostly used for games (I was 15 at
Missouri Department of Transportation
Thank you Missouri! We reached a milestone on Oct. 28 when we sold the last of the Amendment 3 bonds. This helped us deliver 2,200 miles of smoother highways, 55 projects that were years down the road and 97 brand new projects that before were only a gleam in our eye. As a result, 83 percent of our major roads are in g...ood condition today and traffic fatalities have decreased 24 percent since 2005.
Missouri voters deserve a big pat on the back and our thanks for investing in their highway system.Read More
Missouri voters deserve a big pat on the back and our thanks for investing in their highway system.Read More
Source: modotblog.blogspot.com
Missourians created jobs and saved lives when they approved Amendment 3 in November 2004. The constitutional change ended the diversion of some highway user fees to certain state agencies and redirected them to road and bridge projects.
Missouri Department of Transportation It's rare for a crane this size to be used for a construction project in an inland waterway. Fully extended, the boom on this crane is 325 feet long, with a 60-foot jib!
Source: www.flickr.com
The Manitowoc 7000 ringer crane arrived in Kansas City on Tuesday evening. Too large to travel by roadway, it was pushed on barges by tugboat from St. Louis. It traveled in parts in order to fit under bridges along the route. This ringer crane is so large, it requires a counterweight of 552,000 pou...
Missouri Department of Transportation Hear MoDOT Director Pete Rahn talk about why Missouri lost millions and how that affects your roads.
Missouri Department of Transportation Demolition began on the Miami River bridge in Chariton county today. When the new structure is complete next fall, only the piers will remain from the original structure. One Missouri woman was there to watch the bridge dedication in 1939 and there today to watch the demolition.
Source: www.youtube.com
First demolition of the main span of the Miami Missouri Bridge.
Missouri Department of Transportation Details need work, but electric and natural gas vehicles getting closer than you may think in Missouri.
Source: www.kansascity.com
You’re driving around Kansas City in an electric car and notice its battery is nearly out of power. No problem. You head for the nearest public charging station for a fill-up. The scenario is closer to reality than you realize.
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Missouri Department of Transportation discussed Texting while driving on the Missouri Department of Transportation discussion board.
