Fifteen Million Dollars Injected Into Northeast Missouri for Transportation

HANNIBAL - More than 120 miles of minor roads in northeast Missouri will receive treatment to improve their conditions as a direct result of funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved $577 million in projects that would be completed using ARRA funding, and an estimated $15 million will be used directly on 13 highway projects in northeast Missouri for resurfacing and other improvements on the road surface.

"We are ready to go with transportation projects that will contribute to creating and saving jobs and jump starting our economy across the state and here in northeast Missouri," remarked MoDOT NE District Engineer Paula Gough. She went on to explain that one of the focus areas of MoDOT's "Ready To Go" package is to improve the condition of the minor roads system. "We have several roads including Route 151 between Clarence and Madison that will be resurfaced," she said. The estimated cost of this project is $1.2 million.

Route 15 between Mexico and Paris also will be resurfaced and includes paving the shoulders and installing rumblestripes. The estimated cost on this project is $2.5 million.  Other road projects can be found online at www.modot.org/northeast.

The majority of Missouri's major highways, like US 61, 36, 19 and 54, are in good condition. "We focused on improving the major roads with Amendment 3 dollars, and Missouri can be proud that 83% of these roads are now in good condition," Gough said.

For more information about the projects that are being funded through the Economic Recovery Act, please go to www.modot.org/northeast or call MoDOT toll-free at 1-888-275-6636.