I-70 Work Could Begin Soon

The shovels could come out soon to mark the start of widening Interstate-70 in Missouri. Lawmakers have passed a state budget proposal that would designate 2.8-billion-dollars to widen Interstate 70 to at least three lanes in both directions from Blue Springs to Wentzville. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Lincoln Hough (huff) says I-70 is one of the more ‘shovel ready’ projects in Missouri. If the governor gives his blessing to the plan, Hough estimates that the widening project could formally begin this fall.

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Hough says contracting and bidding groups told him the project could take up to seven years to complete.

(From Missourinet)