MoDOT to hold public meetings to answer questions about Improve I-70 Program

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Tuesday press release that it will be holding public meetings to discuss its Statewide Improve I-70 Program.
Missouri’s FY2024 includes $2.8 billion to build a third lane of Interstate 70 across the state. The program will plan, design, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, and add three lanes in each direction on approximately 200 miles of the interstate from Blue Springs to Wentzville, the release states.
The release states the meetings will be “open-house style,” meaning no formal presentations will be made.
Comments can also be submitted online from Monday, Aug. 28, through Friday, Sept. 22. The open house meeting dates, times and locations are:
- Monday, Aug. 28, 4-6 p.m. – Wentzville City Hall Board of Alderman Meeting Room located at 1001 Schroeder Creek Boulevard, Wentzville.
- Tuesday, Aug. 29, 4-6 p.m. – Warren County Administration Building located at 101 Mockingbird Lane, Warrenton.
- Wednesday, Aug. 30, 4-6 p.m. – Concordia Community Center located at 802 S. Gordon Street, Concordia.
- Thursday, Aug. 31, 5-7 p.m., Jonesburg Elementary School Gym located 106 Smith Road, Jonesburg.
- Tuesday, Sept. 5, 4 -6 p.m. – Jackson County Fire Protection District Education Center located at 4715 W U.S. 40 Highway, Blue Springs, MO.
- Wednesday, Sept. 6, 5-7 p.m. – Battle High School Auxiliary Gym, located at 7575 St. Charles Road, Columbia.
- Thursday, Sept. 7, 5-7 p.m. – Hannah Cole Primary School Gym, located at 1700 West Ashley Road, Boonville.