Truckers and motorists who are traveling on westbound I-70 this morning near mid-Missouri’s Rocheport bridge can expect delays, as crews install river navigation lights on the bridge.
The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says westbound I-70 will narrow to one lane over the new Lance Corporal Leon Deraps bridge from 6 to 9 am. This area is just west of exit 115. MODOT is urging mid-Missouri motorists to be alert and to pay attention to signs.
MoDOT and its crews are currently building a new $240-million bridge to replace the aging I-70 Rocheport bridge, which was built in 1960. More than four-million trucks cross the old bridge each year.