Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) is optimistic about a Senate proposal to six-lane I-70 across Missouri being included in the final budget. The budget must be approved by Friday, under the state Constitution. Senator Rowden tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that six-laning I-70 is a generational thing and is much needed. He also confirms that U.S. House Transportation Committee chairman Rep. Sam Graves (R-Tarkio) will try to obtain some federal money for the I-70 project in Missouri. Rowden notes I-70 is a main artery for truckers and other motorists heading across the country. Senator Rowden also tells listeners that sports wagering is unlikely to pass this session:
UPDATE: Columbia and Jefferson City under wind advisory
While any severe weather threat for mid-Missouri has ended, there is still a wind advisory in effect until 3 this (Monday) afternoon.
The National Weather Service’s (NWS) severe thunderstorm warnings have expired in mid-Missouri’s Cole, Callaway and Montgomery counties.
NWS St. Louis meteorologist Jayson Gosselin tells 939 the Eagle that a wind advisory is in effect until 3 for the entire listening area. He says wind gusts of 45 to 50 miles per hour are expected today.
The strongest wind guests are expected this morning, before slowly weakening in the afternoon. The NWS warns traffic could be difficult today, especially for truckers. Heavy winds could lift and move unsecured outdoor objects throughout the day. You’re being urged to secure any outdoor objects.
Transportation officials from across Missouri interested in seeing Columbia’s diverging diamond
Truckers and other motorists who use Columbia’s diverging diamond interchange at I-70 and Stadium will need to slow down this (Tuesday) morning, as transportation and law enforcement officers from across the state walk that area as a pedestrian.
It’s part of Missouri’s 2022 highway safety and traffic conference, which begins today in Columbia. The walk will begin at 9:30, and there will be a law enforcement presence in that area.
In a diverging diamond interchange, traffic on the crossroad moves to the left side of the roadway for a segment between signalized ramp intersections.
The walk goes until 11 am.
MoDOT plans July meeting on Columbia’s I-70 and Highway 63 interchange
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 …