News Release - May 21, 2010
Give and Take - Bridge Projects Rescheduled So Route 79 Slide Can Be Repaired
 Handout for public hearing
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 The progression of the slide
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Below are the options MoDOT is presenting. The "preferred option" is to relocate Route 79 to the Salt River Bottoms, although no specific option (C1 or C2) is recommended. If you have questions about the project, please contact MoDOT Transportation Project Manager Chris Knapp at christopher.knapp@modot.mo.gov or by calling 573-248-2586.
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Option A
Repair slides along Route 79
Estimated cost $1.5 million
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Option B
Relocate Route 79 over bluff
Estimated cost greater than $9 million
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Option C1
Relocate Route 79 to Salt River Bottoms,
longer route (1.2 miles)
Estimate cost $2.9 million
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Option C2
Relocate Route 79 to Salt River Bottoms,
shorter route (0.9 miles)
Estimated cost $3.1 million
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| For options C1 and C2 an extensive study of the Salt River Basin was conducted. The elevation of the proposed highway in the floodplain has been raised above the water levels regularly experienced on this section of the river. However, if extreme flood events similar to those of August 2008 occur again the roadway will likely flood. |
