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MoDOT plans July meeting on Columbia’s I-70 and Highway 63 interchange

June 13, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

State transportation officials will hold a meeting in late July about the massive I-70 and Highway 63 project in Columbia. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT)’s Zach Osman tells 939 the Eagle that MoDOT is actively re-evaluating the environmental impact statement for Columbia’s I-70 corridor between Route B and Route Z. The 63 connector is …

Legislation to repeal Missouri’s gas tax increase has some bipartisan support

February 9, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

A mid-Missouri lawmaker’s bill to repeal the state’s gas tax increase has the support of the House government oversight committee’s GOP chairman and the committee’s top Democrat. State Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) testified before the committee on Tuesday, saying obtaining a rebate on the gas tax increase is complex. “A mother basically testified, she’s like, …

Jefferson City Airport officials outline planned capital improvements, including taxiway reconstruction

January 13, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Jefferson City Memorial Airport will receive about $295,000 in funding from the federal infrastructure bill, which has been signed by President Biden. Jefferson City Public Works operations division director Britt Smith delivered an eight-page power point presentation this morning to the city’s public works and planning committee. Smith briefed 939 the Eagle on Wednesday afternoon, …

Columbia’s I-70 and Highway 63 interchange could get help, under federal infrastructure bill

January 4, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

The federal infrastructure bill signed into law by President Joe Biden could provide some funding to help the heavily-congested I-70 and Highway 63 interchange in Columbia. That’s according to veteran city Councilman Karl Skala, who also serves as mayor pro tem. Skala notes this is a state issue. “The ultimate solution to that would have …