JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has awarded the fifth project in MoDOT's Improve I-70 Program, between Boonville and Rocheport, to Capital Paving and Construction. Improve I-70: Boonville to Rocheport, designed by Burns & McDonnell, is the first project of the Improve I-70 Program to be delivered through the traditional design-bid-build process. With an approximate low bid of $104 million, Capital Paving will make improvements and add a third lane of travel in each direction to Interstate 70 in the 13-mile section of interstate between approximately Missouri Route 5 in Boonville and the Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport.

In design-bid-build procurement, designs are completed before the plans are provided to contractors for bid. The lowest responsive bidder wins the construction contract.

Public information meetings regarding the design of this project were held in July 2025. Public meeting materials and project plans are available by visiting the project webpage. A formal groundbreaking will be held in spring 2026. Construction is anticipated to begin in spring 2026 and completion is anticipated in late 2028.

Missouri's FY2024 budget from the General Assembly and signed into law by the governor provides $2.8 billion in General Revenue for the costs to build a third lane of I-70 across the state. The program will plan, design, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, and add a third lane in each direction on nearly 200 miles of I-70, from Blue Springs to Wentzville.

The goals of the Improve I-70 Program include:

• Provide a third lane of travel to eastbound and westbound Interstate 70 from Blue Springs to Wentzville.
• Improve the interstate while modernizing the existing pavement and bridges through innovation.
• Increase the efficiency of freight movements along Interstate 70.
• Minimize construction impacts with a focus on work zone safety, communications, and construction staging.
• Expand a diverse workforce through the creation of jobs.

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