Safety, MoDOT’s first priority, is the leading factor for relocating Route 13 to just east of Warrensburg. Construction for a new Route 13 will help reduce congestion, improve existing public safety and improve economic development opportunities.
The East Loop
The first leg of a new Route 13 east of Warrensburg, known as the East Loop, will move through-traffic away from stop-and-go congestion in downtown Warrensburg. Traffic on eastbound and westbound Route 50 near Route H shifted to two-way, two-lane, head-to-head traffic on May 26, which will continue through the end of 2009. This will allow reconstruction of the interchange and bridges at Route 50.
The south portion of the East Loop, from Route 50 south to existing Route 13 near Route Y, will be a two-lane roadway with the right of way for a future four-lane highway. Ideker Inc. of St. Joseph was awarded the $27,153, 932 contract in December 2008 to build the south leg. Construction begins at the north end of the project near Route 50 and Route H. The south leg of the East Loop will open by the end of 2010.
State and local officials open the westbound Route 50 bridge over the new Route 13 corridor east of town on Monday, Nov. 9. The event marks a halfway point in construction of the new 7-mile-long segment of the Route 13 East Loop, which is expected to open late next year.
MoDOT continues to design the north leg of Route 13 East Loop, which will extend the two-lane on four-lane right of way north from Route 50 interchange to connect with existing Route 13 two miles north of Warrensburg. Construction on that portion is not expected to begin until 2010.
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