Safe & Sound Bridge Program Still Stalled
MoDOT has been planning for some time to use an innovative public-private partnership program to repair 802 of the worst...
Reason Ranks Our Roads
MoDOT is trumpeting — and deservedly so — the new state highway rankings released by the Reason Foundation in their...
At Least They’re Thinking About Incentives
In an editorial (link via Combest), the Post-Dispatch argues that MoDOT is exposing Missouri drivers to too much risk by...
On the Road Again …
Over at Prime Buzz, Brad Cooper laments the lack of funding for MODOT: Like Kansas, Missouri is significantly short of...
Something for Which Our Governor and Legislature Deserve a Lot of Credit
The economic health of state government is good — maybe even too good. The Kansas City Star has a story...
Public-Private Partnerships, Please
KY3 News has a story (link via Combest) discussing MoDOT’s expected budget shortfall, because of the rapid increase in gas...
Stumbling in the Dark
The Kirksville Daily Express reports that there are two main reasons why Missouri’s gubernatorial candidates are reluctant to make any...
Derailed
I’ve never ridden the St. Louis/Kansas City Amtrak train, but have heard plenty of negative things about it. This year,...
Just Be the Ball, Danny … nanananana
I’ll let David concentrate on the "sexy" news stories of today (like MoDOT’s revenue shortfalls and year-round school), and instead...
Road Money Drying Up, Whatsoever Shall We Do?
MoDOT is predicting that road projects in Missouri, except for the New I-64/40, will be delayed because (according to the...
Tolling a Valuable Option for Missouri’s Transportation System
What is the only tolled transportation facility in Missouri? You don’t have to Google it, I’ll give you the answer:...
Quick Hits After a Journey
After nine hours in a rented Pontiac G6 (that handled remarkably well in sleet, by the way) the second leg...
Stopping by Show-Me on a Snowy Morning
All apologies to Robert Frost for the title, but the rest of the Show-Me Institute staff is in the process...
Missouri Bridges Score Highly on MSNBC Review
Normally, if you had a sentence that contained the words, "Bridges," "score," "(MS)NBC"and "high(ly)," one would assume you were talking...
Papal Visit 2, Traffic Nightmare Boogaloo
My alarm went off at 4:30 this morning so that I could immediately turn on the local news to watch...
Clarification on Quote in Columbia Daily Tribune
This past Friday, MoDOT held a forum on future transportation funding in Missouri. It was a very worthwhile event, and...
New Bridge to Madison County
Well, we have a new winner in the "Most obvious reference for a blog post title, ever" contest. Even if...
Design-Build Comes to Kansas City
Later today, MoDOT is going to announce the team to rebuild/replace the historic Paseo Bridge in Kansas City. MoDOT will...
Exciting News For Mobility and Safety On I-70 In Missouri
Via Combest, there are numerous articles today about the grant from the US Dept. of Transportation to MoDOT, funding an...
Tax Incentives, Bridges, and Jeff City in August
Governor Blunt has just set a date for a special session of the state legislature. It starts on August 20...
