Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews have closed the St. Charles road bridge over I-70 in Columbia and have started the demolition process.
MoDOT Improve I-70 program director Eric Kopinski told 939 the Eagle Friday evening that crews are going “full speed with the demo process.”
MoDOT officials are warning Columbia-area motorists and truckers to be prepared for delays up to one hour Saturday and Sunday near the bridge site, which is at mile marker 131. It’s near EquipmentShare headquarters.
It’s all part of the bipartisan $2.8 billion in funding that Missouri lawmakers approved in 2023 to rebuild and expand I-70 to six lanes between Wentzville and Blue Springs.
MoDOT is recommending that residents in northeast Columbia use Clark lane or the Route Z interchange this weekend while the demolition continues.