ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Transportation is spending more than $60 million rehabilitating 26 bridges along Interstate 55 from St. Louis City to south St. Louis County. But since last fall, one bridge in particular has been a problem. “We’re talking about the Interstate 55 northbound bridge over the Union Pacific […]
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Missouri State Rep calls for MoDOT director’s resignation over fatal crash testimony
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri State Representative says MoDOT’s director lied during testimony about a fatal work zone crash. Rep. Jim Murphy (R-District 94) is now asking the director, Patrick McKenna, to resign. “He lied to us,” Murphy said. “It wasn’t a small lie. It was an out-and-out blatant lie.” Murphy had asked about […]
MoDOT plans closings around Buck O’Neil Bridge as crews ready for blast of north arch
Drivers headed across the Missouri River on Wednesday should plan for delays as crews prepare for the blast planned for Thursday to bring down the north arch of the Buck O’Neil Bridge in the northwest corner of downtown Kansas City. Crews plan intermittent closures on northbound U.S. 169 from Fifth Street to Richards Road between […]