11-month-long improvement project at Highways 54 and 63 to start next week

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A road-improvement project just north of Jefferson City is expected to begin next week and will last nearly a year.

Beginning Monday, June 1, Missouri Department of Transportation crews will start widening Westbound Highway 54 from Highway 64 to the Missouri River Bridge, according to a Wednesday press release from MoDOT.

A barrier will be built along the media and speeds will be reduced to 55 miles per hour during the initial phase, the release says. The passing lane will close each night from 7 p.m.-7 a.m.

Improvements include:

• Providing southbound Highway 63 with a dedicated lane onto the Missouri River bridge,
• Reconfiguring the ramp from Callaway County Route W (Airport Road) to Highway 54.  
• Resurfacing the pavement on westbound Highway 54 approaching the Missouri River bridge. 

Construction is expected to completed by May 1, 2027.