Commission Awards Contracts for Projects in Northeast District

HANNIBAL - During its regular meeting on September 5, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded the following contracts for seal coat and resurfacing projects in the Northeast District.

• A $2.7M contract was awarded to W.L. Miller Company for seal coat and resurfacing projects in Clark, Putnam, Schuyler and Scotland counties at the following locations:
• • U.S. Route 136 - resurfacing from U.S. Route 63 in Schuyler County to 0.3 miles west of Route N near Livonia in Putnam County
  • U.S. Route 136 - seal coat from U.S. Route 63 at Lancaster in Schuyler County to the Scotland County line
  • U.S. Route 136 - seal coat from the Schuyler County line to 0.5 miles west of the BNSF Railroad near Medill in Clark County
• A $9M contract was awarded to Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. for resurfacing projects in Audrain, Boone, Knox, Monroe and Shelby counties at the following locations:
• • Route K - from Missouri Route 151 to Missouri Route 15 in Shelbyville in Shelby County
  • Missouri Route 151 - from Missouri Route 156 in Knox County to 0.3 miles north of U.S. Route 36 near Clarence in Shelby County
  • Missouri Route 151 - from 0.3 miles north of U.S. Route 36 in Shelby County to Missouri Route 22 near Centralia in Boone County, and on Business Route 36 in Clarence in Shelby County
  • Business Route 36 - from U.S. Route 36 west junction to U.S. Route 36 east junction in Shelbina in Shelby County
• A $3.2M contract was awarded to W.L. Miller Company for a resurfacing project in Adair, Schuyler and Sullivan counties at the following locations. The routes below are included in Gov. Parson's Rural Roads program.
• • Route D - from Missouri Route 6 in Green Castle in Sullivan County to Missouri Route 149 in Adair County
  • Route H - from U.S. Route 136 to Route W in Schuyler County
  • Route W - from Putnam County line to U.S. Route 63 in Schuyler County
  • Route T - from U.S. Route 63 to end of state maintenance in Adair County

With the Governor's signing of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget, an additional $100 million in General Revenue is available for Missouri's low volume rural roads. Using asset management data, the Missouri Department of Transportation has identified 1,985 lane miles of low volume roads to receive treatments to improve road conditions. The roads are being bundled into 19 contracts across the state. For more information on the Governor's Rural Roads Program, visit Governor's Rural Roads Program | Missouri Department of Transportation (modot.org).

Additional information, regarding timelines and impacts to traffic, will be released prior to the start of construction.

For more information on this and other projects in your area, please contact MoDOT's Customer Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK MODOT (275-6636). Work with us in the work zone! Please remember to obey all work zone signs and personnel. With an increased number of highway work zones in Missouri, we urge all drivers to pay attention every second while driving, especially through a work zone. Be informed of your route by checking the MoDOT Traveler Information Map before you travel.