MoDOT Traveler Information Map Reports Winter Road Conditions

Many parts of the state have experienced the first snow of the season, prompting MoDOT to remind travelers that road condition information is easy to access by using its online Traveler Information Map or by calling its toll-free, 24-hour customer service center.  Map

MoDOT Video Gives Tips on Winterizing Your Car

Cold temperatures and winter precipitation are in the forecast, and that means it's time to winterize your car.  A video on MoDOT's YouTube site reviews the most important things to remember while getting your car ready for winter, from tires to antifreeze to what to pack for an emergency.  Winterize

Design-Build Process Begins for I-64 Daniel Boone Bridge

MoDOT is soliciting Letters of Interest from companies interested in providing design-build services for the I-64 Daniel Boone Bridge. Bridge

No MOre Trash!

With the holidays in full swing, decorations are popping up all over. If your family gets tired of the same old tinsel and lights, here's a twist for your decorating skills. The Missouri Department of Conservation and MoDOT are sponsoring the annual "Yes You CAN Make Missouri Litter Free" trash-can-decorating contest.  Trash

Cell Phone Use Banned for Commercial Motor Vehicles

Beginning Jan. 3, 2012, commercial motor vehicle drivers are banned from using hand-held mobile phones and push-to-talk cell phones while driving.  Ban

Options for Improving Missouri's Rail System

MoDOT recently held a series of community leader workshops and public meetings to gather opinions to help shape the future of Missouri’s rail system.  Rail

Focus on the Road Winner Announced Dec. 19

Be sure to check out the “Focus on the Road MO” fan page on Facebook on Dec. 20 to find out who won the Ford Focus given away as part of the “Focus on the Road” distracted driving campaign.  Focus on the Road

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

That’s the message behind the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety’s campaign against impaired driving.  Listen as Highway Safety Director Leanna Depue explains the coalition's efforts to combat impaired driving and why.  To the Point

Kansas City's Skyline Transformed

The $245 million Interstate 29/35 Connections "kcICON" Project included the widening of 4.7 miles of highway from four to six lanes within Kansas City, Mo.'s most heavily traveled river crossing corridor. kcICON

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