
Missouri Department of Transportation What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Thanks to the quick-thinking of MoDOT employees, residents at a St. Louis area independent living facility can keep quality transportation on their list.
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When Gambrill Gardens' 24-passenger transit vehicle was deemed unsafe and taken off the road, the staff sent out a plea for help. ...

Missouri Department of Transportation Lots of people on the move today, and we wish all of you safe travels! Where are you headed?

Missouri Department of Transportation Congrats to MoDOT's Kansas City Area District! They were honored today by the Mid-America Regional Council for supporting and furthering an environmentally sustainable community.
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Missouri Department of Transportation Pete Rahn asked Missouri legislators today "Where Do We Go From Here?" - Read more in the top story of Express Lane.
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MoDOT has made significant improvements to the state’s highway system in the past few years. In fact, 83 percent of Missouri’s major highways are now in good condition and the state has experienced a 24 percent drop in highway deaths since 2005. Report

Missouri Department of Transportation We reached 1,500 fans this week. Thanks so much for keeping up with MoDOT!

Missouri Department of Transportation Popular Science magazine names Missouri's Diverging Diamond Interchange as one of the "100 best innovations of the year." More are planned in Missouri - For those of you who have driven through the first-in-the-nation DDI in Springfield, what do you think?

Missouri Department of Transportation This week is an all out property-selling blitz for MoDOT! The proceeds go back into building roads, so this real estate needs to go, go, go!
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Yes, it sounds like a sales pitch, because it is. MoDOT has 23 highly marketable properties on the block and now’s the time for interested purchasers to pounce.

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Ground is broken for innovative double-diamond interchange at Dorsett Road and I-270.

Missouri Department of Transportation There is alot of news these days about transportation funding and lots of dollar amounts to try to keep straight. If you're like me and the numbers start to swim in your head, check out today's blog post from MoDOT's Chief Financial Offer. She clarifies all of those numbers and lets you know exactly where MoDOT funding stands.
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This year has been both feast and famine in federal transportation funding. In February, the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. At a national level, it’s a massive bill totaling $787 billion dollars. ...

Missouri Department of Transportation Going out with a bang! Watch the demolition of the Miami River Bridge's last section.
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The third and final bridge explosion over the Missouri River at Miami, Missouri.

Missouri Department of Transportation This Saturday Night Live skit addresses some bad driving habits we could probably all work on. Are you guilty of any of these?

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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!
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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.
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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!
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Nearly all Americans say sending a text message while driving should be illegal, a New York Times/CBS News poll says.
























