TRAFFIC ALERT: Route B Bridge Over I-44 in Webster Co. OPEN to Traffic After Rehabilitation Project

Where: Webster County Route B bridge over I-44 west of Marshfield at Exit 96

When: As of 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, April 30

Details: This bridge closed when work to rehabilitate began the week of March 18. In addition, the contractor added new barrier walls, guardrail at the ends of the bridge, and new permanent striping.

This work is part of a three-year project to improve 25 bridges within 15 miles of I-44 across the Southwest District. Of the 25 bridges in the project, known as the I-44 Corridor Bridge Bundle, seven (7) are mainline I-44 bridges, five (5) are I-44 overpass bridges and the remaining bridges are on adjacent routes over various features. Sixteen (16) bridges will be replaced and nine (9) bridges will receive major rehabilitation work. So far, 18 bridges have been completed in this project.

More information about this project can be found on the project website - I-44 Corridor Bridge Bundle.

Project Details:

• Prime Contractor - The ESS Team
  • Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. - Columbia
  • Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. - St. Louis
• Total Project Cost: $43.2 million
• Contract Completion Date: September 30, 2024

The ESS Team is a partnership of engineering and construction firms that will design and construct the project with oversight by MoDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.

For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest

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