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At its December meeting, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission selected The ESS Team as the best-value Design-Build contractor for the fourth project in MoDOT's Improve I-70 Program, which runs from Rocheport to Columbia. The ESS Team consists of contractor Emery Sapp & Sons with designer Parsons. More details regarding the planned improvements, design, schedule and traffic control phasing will be available at the upcoming public information meetings scheduled for early 2026. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in Spring/Summer 2026 with an anticipated completion in late 2029.
Improve I-70: Rocheport to Columbia is a $441 million project that will add a third lane to each direction and make other improvements to that stretch of Interstate 70. The team's winning proposal includes the following improvements:
- A third lane in each direction on I-70 between the Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport and approximately U.S. Route 63 in Columbia, with all new 11” full-depth concrete pavement.
- Improvements to the I-70 interchanges/intersections at Route J/O, Midway (Route 40), Stadium Blvd., Business Loop 70, Providence Rd., Rangeline St., and U.S. Route 63.
- 14 new bridge structures.
- New north and south outer road connections across Perche Creek.
- The team has also committed to keeping two lanes of travel open in each direction during peak travel times.
The full Improve I-70 Program will plan, design, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, and add a third lane in each direction on nearly 200 miles of I-70, from Blue Springs to Wentzville. The program is split into multiple projects, with three others currently underway and the rest to be contracted by 2029. Total completion of the corridor is anticipated by the end of 2030.
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