Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews and contractors are expected to push all traffic on Highway 63 in Columbia to the northbound lanes near Conley road by Wednesday.
That’s near I-70 and Highway 63, which is mid-Missouri’s busiest interchange. MoDOT originally planned to make the switch on Monday, but it was delayed. It’s all part of MoDOT’s $405-million project to rebuild and six-lane I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City.
MoDOT will be building two new bridges on Highway 63, between Conley road and Broadway. That means Highway 63 traffic will be shifting soon to a head-to-head configuration while the bridges are built. You’re being urged to slow down, and there will be a reduced speed limit. MoDOT plans to build an underpass near Hy-Vee, IHOP and Longhorn steakhouse. That underpass will go under Highway 63 and take you to the Highway 63 connector.
MoDOT says about 52,000 vehicles a day travel through this area.
State Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield), who represents Callaway County at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, is urging you to be patient. He’s told 939 the Eagle News that the project will be a win-win when it’s completed.
