Highway 63 ramp to westbound I-70 in Columbia to close for barrier installation

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Several road projects in Columbia and Boone County are set to begin Thursday and Friday.

The exit ramp from Highway 63 to westbound Interstate 70 will close at 8 p.m. Thursday, as MoDOT crews can add temporary barriers. The ramp will reopen “no later than” 6 a.m. Friday, according to a MoDOT press release. MoDOT suggests that during the closure, drivers use alternate routes, such as eastbound I-70 to the St. Charles Road exit 131 to get to westbound I-70.

This work is part of the Rocheport to Columbia portion of the Improve I-70 Project, which will add a third lane in each direction on I-70.

Boone County announced that starting Thursday, 60-80 Broadview Court will be closed for street repair and is expected to reopen Monday.

Beginning at 7 a.m. Friday, contractors for the City of Columbia will start pavement maintenance on 39 city streets, according to a Wednesday press release from the city.

Crews are expected to finish by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, and will not work Labor Day weekend, the release says.

The contractor will apply Onyx surface treatment to streets that went through chip seal maintenance this year, the release says. The treatment, according to the release, is “a quick-drying asphalt and pavement sealing solution.”

The release says crews will place the signs 24 hours before work begins.

For a full list of the roads being worked on and their order, click here.