COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A business owner claims ongoing construction on the St. Charles Road Bridge on Interstate 70 has caused customer traffic at a coffee shop to drop by 80%, prompting to ask the community for help on Facebook to keep their doors open. As part of the Improve I-70 Project, the St. Charles Road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers in Boone and Callaway counties should prepare for several road closures and traffic changes as construction projects continue across Mid-Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation announced Friday that crews will make several changes to traffic patterns beginning this week. While drivers will have to navigate more construction, there is some good
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hourly parking will begin again at the Eighth and Walnut parking garage in downtown Columbia on Monday, according to a Friday press release from the city. The parking garage closed in May for a summer maintenance project, which included “cable repairs, concrete repairs, and sealant and expansion joint replacement work throughout the garage,” the release says.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mill and overlay pavement maintenance through Columbia began Monday and is expected to be completed by Friday, Aug. 14, according to a Monday press release from the city. Crews will mill away the top layer of asphalt and pave a new surface to improve the roadways, the release says. It will occur
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lane closures are scheduled to occur next week on North Providence Road as city brews work to repair damaged concrete, a Thursday press release from the city says. Work will occur near the intersection with Armadillo Drive. It is scheduled to begin 7 a.m. Monday and wrap up by 4 p.m. Thursday.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ramps in both directions of Highway 54 at Nichols Road in Osage Beach will close overnight Thursday, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says crews will close the ramps at 8 p.m. Thursday and they are expected to reopen by 6 a.m. Friday. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pavement maintenance will take place on Old 63 starting from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. each night starting Monday. The City of Columbia Public Works Department has been revamping streets throughout Columbia one at a time. The construction on Old 63 will start at its intersection with Chinaberry Drive. The work will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A project director for the Improve I-70 Project from Rocheport to Columbia says the St. Charles Road bridge on Interstate 70 will be opening mid-August. There is an estimated date of Friday, Aug. 14 for when drivers can use the bridge. The East St. Charles Road bridge has been under construction since
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A traffic shift that was planned for next week on Interstate 70 in Columbia has been moved up to Thursday night, a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says. The plan is to divert westbound traffic “traffic down and up the newly reconstructed ramps at Boone County Route J (Exit 117),”
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of South Sinclair Road in Columbia will close for a month beginning Monday, July 20, according to a Tuesday press release from the city. The closure – which is expected to last until 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 — will occur between Nifong Boulebard and Muirfield Drive to complete a
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The westbound on-ramp to Interstate 70 from Providence Road in Columbia will close July 27 for several months, according to a Tuesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Construction on the Providence Road bridge started in May and led to the closure of the off-ramp, which will stay closed for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of East Ash Street in downtown Columbia will close for about a month beginning on Thursday so a mural can by painted on a building at 110 Orr Street, a Wednesday press release from the City of Columbia says. The closure between Orr and St. James streets will begin 7
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A stat has been corrected to show traffic deaths are down statewide. Online traffic crash reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol show that traffic fatalities in Troop F have nearly doubled so far this year compared to the same time period in 2025. MSHP Troop F — which covers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia on Wednesday announced a number of road closures that will occur next week. Beginning on Monday, West Sexton Road will be closed at the intersections of Jefferson Street and McBaine Avenue for a storm water improvement project, according to a release sfrom the city. The closure is expected
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Commission on Tuesday passed a multi-million-dollar contract for gravel road pavement throughout the county. The commission unanimously approved a $4.62 million purchase order with Capital Paving and Construction LLC. The total and locations, according to meeting documents, includes: LocationDollar AmountBoothe Lane (North) upgrade)$516,099.90Boothe Lane (South)/Brennen Drive/Finnegan Court upgrade$842,121.05Coats Lane
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A southwest Columbia road closure that was originally scheduled for Tuesday has been rescheduled for Thursday night, according to a Monday press release from the city. The release says the closure of South Sinclair Road between West Southampton Drive and Murifield Drive was scheduled to 7 p.m. Thursday because of a scheduling
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A proposed apartment complex in south Columbia drew significant public attention at Thursday’s Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, where traffic concerns dominated the discussion and ultimately led to a stalled outcome. The property, which is currently unaddressed, was located about 350 feet north of the end of Gray Oak Drive. Developers asked
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COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Columbia Public Works opened its doors Thursday evening to address safety concerns about a residential road on the east side of town. City officials hosted an open house from 6-7 p.m. to discuss a traffic calming project on Hoylake Drive between East Broadway and South Rolling Hills Road. The
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The entrance to Ha Ha Tonka Road from Highway 54 in Camdenton will close for multiple weeks beginning on Wednesday, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The entrance will be closed through Wednesday, June 24, the release says. Crews will reconstruct the entrance and no detour
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Despite rainy weather Friday, the Missouri Department of Transportation says it is continuing with plan to demolish the North Providence Road bridge over Interstate 70 in Columbia. Crews are scheduled to begin tearing down the overpass at 9 p.m. Friday as part of a major reconstruction project expected to impact traffic in
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