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Traffic: Worse Before It Gets Better

Channel 5 shares this story from the Missouri Department of Transportation about a major project at the highway 70/40/61 Interchange by the plant.

New thru lanes in the center of the interchange will eliminate the left-hand exits on I-64 and US 61. The green ramps will have one lane. New lanes and ramps will be added to I-70 westbound alleviating traffic to Route Z and Church Street.

“The price tag on this concept right now in today’s dollars is around $122 million, we have $77 million of state and federal transportation dollars that we have committed to this project,” Blair said.

The construction is estimated to take about 2 years from 2025 to 2027. Blair said it would be done in phases if need be.

(Image via MODOT)