COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The reconstruction of a sidewalk ramp will require a sidewalk to be closed and a bus stop to be temporarily moved in Columbia, according to a Thursday press release from the city. Contractors are reconstructing the sidewalk ramp at the corner of East Broadway and South Second Street, the release says. Work
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved plans to for a culvert replacement project Old Plank Road. The design and construction will cost $620,000, with the city funding $337,000 of the amount, according to estimates in meeting documents. The memo indicates $282,763.10 will be provided by the Missouri Department of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Park Avenue in Columbia near Frederick Douglass High School will close later this week through Feb. 27, according to a Monday press release from the City of Columbia. Beginning at 7 a.m. Thursday, a contractor for the Columbia Housing Authority will close Park Avenue between North Providence Road and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The West Old Plank Road exit of the Route K roundabout in Columbia will reopen on Friday, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. This completes Phase 4 of the project, which means all driving lanes of the roundabout will be reopened, the release says. Sidewalk work, grading restoration and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A bridge replacement will begin on Feb. 18 on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says the project will replace the bridge with a wider bridge and update the interchange layout. One Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Route E/Y interchange
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Tanner Bridge Road bridge over the Moreau River will close later this month, according to a Monday press release from Cole County Public Works. The closure will begin Monday, Feb. 23 between Friendship Road and Route B, the release says. Don Schnieders Excavating Company, Inc. was awarded the $2.1 Million contract
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Construction crews will begin replacing the roof of Brookside Downtown at 219 South Ninth St. at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11. The closure will require crews to close off a pair of roads and sidewalks, according to a Friday press release from the City of Columbia. South Tenth Street between Elm and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia residents may soon notice Ameren workers upgrading “aging infrastructure” in the East Campus area, a Monday press release from Ameren Missouri says. The release says 3.6 miles of natural gas infrastructure will be updated. Phase 1 began Monday between Rockhill Road and Cliff Drive, according to the release. Phase 2 will
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Demolition began Wednesday on the Madison Street Parking Garage in downtown Jefferson City, the city shared on social media. Crews began closing off the area over the weekend and the garage was closed down in December. A city spokesperson told ABC 17 News that demolition is expected to be complete by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. The City of Columbia Sewer Utility is proposing to replace a privately maintained sewer system near the intersection of South West Boulevard and West Stewart Road. If approved, the utility would construct a new public sanitary sewer to serve the affected property owners. According to Assistant Utilities Director Tom Ratermann, the project will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works announced on its social media that it is activating a 16-person overnight crew at 7 p.m. Friday as poor road conditions could occur from the snow and cold. There are scattered snow chances throughout the evening, according to the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Isolated accumulations
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the driving lane of eastbound Interstate 70 in Columbia will be closed until 3 p.m. Friday, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Emergency repairs are occurring at St. Charles Road. MoDOT crews temporarily reduced that portion of eastbound I-70 on Wednesday evening to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the eastbound lane of East Walnut Street in downtown Columbia will be closed until Wednesday, according to a Thursday press release from the City of Columbia. The release says the lane between North Eighth and Ninth streets near the Guitar Building closed Thursday morning and will reopen by 5
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It’s not uncommon for Missouri drivers to have to maneuver cones, reduce speeds, drive through narrow lanes, or have construction crews standing feet away from the road, with nearly 600 active work zones on highways across the state under the Missouri Department of Transportation. Even with signs telling drivers to slow down
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the eastbound driving lane of Interstate 70 will be closed early Wednesday for emergency pavement repairs, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says the lane closures, which will occur just west of St. Charles Road, will take place from 4 a.m.-noon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) If you’re speeding, especially in a work zone, you may be on the lookout for troopers on the side of the roads to avoid getting a ticket. But it’s much harder to spot a trooper when they are ticketing you from 2,000 feet in the air. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Aircraft
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Business Loop 70 that closed earlier this month for roundabout construction has reopened. The new roundabout is now in use and is expected to give Business Loop 70 direct access to Interstate 70 by 2027, a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. Business Loop 70
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The parking lane on Stadium Boulevard outside of Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City will be closed for a few days next week as sidewalk repairs occur, according to a Friday press release from Jefferson City Public Works. Crews will work from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Lane closures are
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of Business Loop 70 in Columbia is scheduled to be closed or two weeks beginning on Wednesday, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Business Loop 70 will be closed between Hathman Place and Eastland Circle from Nov. 12-26, the release says. All businesses along
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So we’d like to perform a study, but before a study can be performed, we would like ODOT to determine what their plans are. So that that study can be more accurate.
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