Where: Vernon County Route W (Ash Street) bridge over Medigener Creek in Nevada
When: As of 9 a.m., Monday, August 24
Details: The bridge was closed in May to allow contractor crews to replace it with a new structure. The new bridge was widened to 48 feet to accommodate a six-foot sidewalk and fencing along the west side of the bridge. In addition, the contractor added barrier walls on both sides of the bridge, guardrail at the southwest corner of the bridge and new permanent pavement striping.
This is the eighth bridge to be completed and opened to traffic in a three-year project to improve 20 bridges in seven (7) counties in west central Missouri. Of the 20 bridges in the project, known as the Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle, fourteen (14) bridges will be replaced and six (6) bridges will receive major rehabilitation work. On average, these bridges have been in place for 70 years.
More information about this project can be found on the project website – Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle.
Project Details:
- Prime Contractor – The ESS Team
- Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. – Columbia
- Bartlett & West – Topeka, Kans.
- Total Project Cost: $38 million
- Contract Completion Date: November 15, 2027
The ESS Team is a partnership of engineering and construction firms that will design and construct the project with oversight by MoDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.
For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest. To receive the latest news and text alerts, sign up for e-updates.
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