Lane closures on I-70 begin next week for Improve I-70 Project

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Lane closures have been announced for Interstate 70 next week between Highway 63 and Highway 54, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation.

The release states that intermittent closures will start on Monday, March 18 between 7 p.m.-6 a.m. and are expected to last about six weeks. Work will start in the westbound lanes, the release states.

The release says contractors will be “performing core drilling operations” in relation to the Improve I-70 project, which will make Interstate 70 a three-lane highway across the entire state. Core drilling allows for a detailed examination of the layers of roadway and supporting geology below the roadway surface, the release says.

Construction for the first section between Columbia and Kingdom City starts this summer and is expected to be completed in late 2027, according to the release.