Public Invited To Discuss Priority Unfunded Transportation Needs

Public Invited To Discuss Priority Unfunded Transportation Needs

staff2 August 5, 2023

August 5, 2023 The public is invited to join the discussion on priority unfunded transportation needs in the Kansas City Region with Missouri Department of Transportation staff. Missouri’s transportation system is a tremendous asset, including 33,808 miles of roads and 10,424 bridges,…

Longtime MoDOT worker killed on Route 273 in Platte County

admin June 28, 2021

June 28, 2021 By Melissa Black, Communications Manager Lloyd Crawford, a longtime Missouri Department of Transportation maintenance worker in the Kansas City District, died early today in the line of duty. The incident occurred on northbound Route 273 at the intersection of…

MoDOT issues permit to allow trucks to haul up to 100,000 pounds on interstates, other Missouri highways

admin March 26, 2020

March 25, 2020 Move will aid state’s COVID-19 emergency response JEFFERSON CITY – To help ensure the critical flow of goods to aid the state’s COVID-19 emergency response, the Missouri Department of Transportation today announced a free, temporary overweight permit that allows haulers…

Reminder: MoDOT Encourages Chiefs Fans to Use GAME DAY DETOURS for Access to Arrowhead Stadium

admin October 25, 2019

Oct. 25, 2019 Construction at the I-435 and I-70 Interchange Continues KANSAS CITY – MoDOT Kansas City and the Kansas City Chiefs have worked together to make traffic during game days at Arrowhead Stadium as safe and efficient as possible during the…

MoDOT Brings Buckle Up, Phone Down Message to Lee’s Summit North vs. Blue Springs South Football Game

editor October 17, 2018

Team To Attend the Game as Part of the Annual Buckle Up Phone, Down Day Oct. 19 Governor Mike Parson proclaimed Oct. 19, 2018, Buckle Up, Phone Day in Missouri, and once again the Missouri Department of Transportation has issued the challenge motorists to…

Choose Your Ride (half taxi/half police) Car Press Conference

editor September 17, 2018

By Leann Lewis, MADD Volunteer The Jackson County Traffic Safety Task Force along with many community partners joined together to create the ‘Choose Your Ride’ half taxi/half police car. The Choose Your Ride car serves as a mobile messaging campaign to remind…

Dump Truck Fire in MoDOT Vehicle Maintenance Building

editor September 7, 2018

By Assistant Chief Jim Eden On Friday, September 07, 2018 at 1:00 a.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to an automatic fire alarm for the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Maintenance Facility at 2050 NE Independence Avenue. When the fire department…