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Seat belt usage in the state has risen to an all-time high.
The latest Missouri Seat Belt Usage Survey, which has been taken annually since 1998, shows 87.7% of Missourians use a seat belt. In 1998, that figure was 60%. The new figures were released Oct. 29 during Buckle Up Phone Down Day.
Snow and Ice Made for Slick Roads Nov. 11
This snow plow slipped in the ditch this evening in New Melle, going west in front of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
Overnight Pavement Improvements Scheduled for Large Stretch of I-70
Cooper/Boone/Callaway Counties – Contractors for the Missouri Department of Transportation will be making pavement repairs at 10 locations along Interstate 70 in mid-Missouri over the next month.
MoDOT to close Route 94 at Defiance Road for drainage repairs on Nov. 13
Drivers are advised to seek alternate routes next Wednesday, Nov. 13 as MoDOT will close Route 94 at Defiance Road for drainage repairs.
Hwy. F Scheduled to get Shoulders in Early 2021
Route F in St. Charles County is scheduled to get narrow shoulders and rumble strips, similar to other lettered state highways in the area, in 2021. The project is currently scheduled to start in the summer of 2020, and should be complete in the summer of 2021.
Hwy. T Bridge Project Should be Complete by Mid-November
MoDOT closed Route T from Route OO to Route M on Monday, September 23 to replace an existing box culvert with a new bridge over Sam’s Creek, just north of Shiloh UMC Church. Work on that project is expected to be done by mid-November.
MoDOT to close Route T until late fall as part of road widening, bridge project
MoDOT will close Route T at Route OO to Route M beginning Monday, September 23 until late November.