BOONVILLE, MO — The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has awarded the fifth project in the Missouri Department of Transportation’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.
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 fiscal year 2024 budget 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:
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- 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
