MoDOT plans improvements to state bridges

The Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Plan calls for the repair or replacement of the state’s bridges in poor conditions. Missouri has more than 10,000 bridges in its highway system.

The department will spend the rest of the year identifying the bridges most in need of repair; bids will be submitted and a contract will be awarded next summer. MoDOT will award a single contract to design and build the upgrades and maintain the bridges for the next 25 years.

The plan is expected to cost between $400 million and $600 million. MoDOT will dedicate existing federal bridge replacement funds to finance the program, according to a MoDOT news release.