Bolivar Street bridge over U.S. Route 50 in Jefferson City opens ahead of schedule

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo . - Bolivar Street in Jefferson City is now open. After replacing the bridge's driving surface and upgrading the sidewalk, construction crews were able to reopen the overpass bridge over U.S. Route 50 to all traffic on Thurs day, June 18, 2026 - nearly two months ahead of schedule.

Crews from E & C Bridge, LLC, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, closed Bolivar Street over U.S. Route 50 on April 6 to re habilitate the bridge . W ork include d repairing and overlaying the driving surface, and applying a protective coating on the substructure. The non-continuous sidewalk on the north side of the bridge w as removed , and the sidewalk on the south side of the bridge was widen ed .

While the bridge was originally expected to reopen in mid-August, crews were able to complete work well ahead of schedule and open ed the bridge on Thurs day, June 18, 2026 .

This was the final part of a multi-bridge project that included driving surface repairs and overlays for 11 bridges in Jefferson City - most of which was completed in 2025. More information about the multi-bridge project is available here: https://www.modot.org/projects/us-route-50-and-us-route-54-bridge-rehabilitations-cole-county

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