Wed March 17, 2021 - Midwest Edition #6
Missouri Department of Transportation
Following an extensive evaluation process, four qualified teams have been selected to compete for the contract to design and construct a new
Missouri River Bridge on Interstate 70 near Rocheport, Mo.
The Missouri Department of Transportation has received Statements of Qualification from potential design-build teams for the Rocheport Bridge project. We are very pleased with the interest we received in working on the Rocheport Bridge project. The four short-listed teams are all very experienced and capable of producing a successful project, said Brandi Baldwin, project director. We look forward to moving forward in the process and selecting the final design-build team.
Residents made appointments ahead of time to get their vaccines at the Cooper County mass vaccination clinic Monday and Tuesday at the Isle of Capri Casino Hotel in Boonville.
The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services said if someone lives or works in the county, the vaccine is available as long as you fall under Phases 1A or Phase 1B - Tiers 1 through 3.
MoDOT says it has selected four teams to compete for a contract to design and build a new Missouri River Bridge on Interstate 70 near Rocheport.Â
The teams each include several consulting and contracting companies. MoDOT says it chose the four teams based on statements of qualification.
By Walter Fields, KOMU 8 Reporter
Construction is set to begin in late 2021 for what is known as the lynchpin of America . The I-70 Rocheport Bridge replacement is one step closer to construction. It is one of 53 bridges over water in the state of Missouri.
It s becoming less common to see continuous truss construction bridges when they used to be all over the country. The deconstruction is set to begin later this year; it will be a three-year process to get the new bridge built.
It is unlikely there will be any new continuous truss bridge anytime soon. The I-64 bridge over the Missouri River in Chesterfield was renovated, but only half was rebuilt; the other half remains.Â