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Missouri DOT Facing Covid-19 and Shortage of Plow Operators

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Missouri Department of Transportation has a shortage of more than 400 plow truck drivers and heavy equipment operators, according to a report from KOMU 8 TV. The shortage is not new to MoDOT, but the Covid-19 pandemic is proving to be a challenge for the upcoming winter season. "We We have very strict…

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Missouri Voters Reject Transportation Proposal

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Missouri voters rejected a proposal that would raise funds for transportation projects throughout the state. Missouri officials had hoped to generate about $5.4 According to the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch , the proposal was rejected by 59% of voters.

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MoDOT Battles Snow Short-Handed

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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says although it still has plenty of snow salt, it is 401 employees short of fully staffing its available plows. The department recently tried to hire 500 drivers, but because the job pays just over $15 an hour, it was only able to hire 150—and some…

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FHWA Announces $1 Million in Emergency Relief for Missouri Roads

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Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced the immediate availability of $1 million in emergency relief funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to help repair roads and bridges damaged throughout the state by heavy flooding last month.

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MoDOT Set to Shift Bridge over Mississippi 9 Feet

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The Missouri Department of Transportation will be shifting a 2,165-foot long section of the Poplar Street Bridge that carries traffic over the Mississippi between downtown St. Louis and Illinois. The Poplar Street Bridge (PSB) is one of only two bridges in the nation that carry three interstates (I-70, I-55, I-64) across a river.

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New MoDOT Director Says a Tidal Wave of Repairs on The Horizon

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Bridges built in Missouri during the Great Depression are already older than their 50-year design life and aging rapidly.

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Construction Firms Receive National Safety Awards

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Transportation construction companies from Virginia, Missouri and Tennessee were recognized for their corporate worker safety programs during the 2014 American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) National Convention, held in September in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.'

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