Business Loop 70 to close under I-70 in Columbia overnight this week

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Crews plan to remove part of the Interstate 70 bridge over Business Loop 70 at Exit 125 in Columbia this week. Traffic will be impacted nightly as the westbound off-ramp will be partially closed and Business Loop 70 will be fully closed under the interstate.

From 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night Monday, Nov. 2, through Thursday, Nov. 5, construction crews working with the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to demolish a portion of the I-70 bridge over Business Loop 70. This is necessary for crews to widen the bridge to accommodate the additional lanes of I-70. As crews continue this work, there will be additional traffic impacts.

To safely perform this work, there will be no access on Business Loop 70 underneath I-70. The ramp from westbound I-70 to Business Loop 70 will be partially closed, as motorists will only be able to make a right turn. All other ramps are expected to remain open.

Those south of I-70 on Business Loop 70 can access westbound I-70 via Missouri Route 763 (Range Line Street). Those north of I-70 on Business Loop 70 can access eastbound I-70 via Missouri Route 740 (Stadium Boulevard).

All work is weather-permitting and schedules are subject to change.

MoDOT asks all motorists to work with us by buckling up, putting your phone down, obeying all traffic signs, and slowing down and moving over in work zones.

This work is part of one project in MoDOT's Statewide Improve I-70 Program, Improve I-70: Rocheport to Columbia, which will add a third lane of travel in each direction to the 14-mile stretch of I-70 between the Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport and approximately U.S. Route 63 in Columbia. This $441 million fixed-cost contract includes new pavement on all three lanes of I-70 and will also make interchange improvements at Route J/O, Midway (Route 40), Stadium Blvd., Business Loop 70, Providence Rd., Rangeline St., and U.S. Route 63.

Missouri's FY2024 budget, approved through the state legislative process and governor provides, $2.8 billion in General Revenue 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. For more information on the Improve I-70 Program and to sign up for program e-mails, visit http://www.modot.org/improvei70 .

For more information, call MoDOT at 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or visit www.modot.org . To receive the latest statewide news and text alerts, signup for e-updates .

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