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Council moves to preserve Route 100 turn‑lane and J‑turn projects after MoDOT bids exceed earlier estimates

2591242 · March 10, 2025
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Bids for MoDOT projects on Route 100 came in above the city’s earlier cost estimates; the council approved interim payments so MoDOT can award construction contracts, and directed staff to reallocate planned capital spending to cover the difference.

The City Council voted March 10 to proceed with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) turn‑lane and J‑turn projects on State Route 100 after the low construction bids exceeded the city’s earlier planning‑stage cost estimates.

Public works staff told council that MoDOT opened bids for the Route 100 left‑turn lane package and the J‑turn package and that both bid packages came in higher than the 2021 estimate used in the original cost‑share agreements. MoDOT…

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