MoDOT to begin core drilling on I-70

March 15, 2024 at 4:00 a.m.

by Anakin Bush

AUGUST 2018 FILE: The joint U.S. 54 improvement venture consisting of MoDOT, the City of Fulton and APlex continues. This project runs from U.S. 54 on the north, to Route H on the south side of Fulton. This work has consisted of sidewalk and street removal and replacement. Work will affect the area around Second Street, near the roundabout, including sidewalks and driveways. Work will progress north to the 4th Street entrances and sidewalks. The contractor will be working in various locations. Motorists can expect lane closures and flagging operations as work progresses.
AUGUST 2018 FILE: The joint U.S. 54 improvement venture consisting of MoDOT, the City of Fulton and APlex continues. This project runs from U.S. 54 on the north, to Route H on the south side of Fulton. This work has consisted of sidewalk and street removal and replacement. Work will affect the area around Second Street, near the roundabout, including sidewalks and driveways. Work will progress north to the 4th Street entrances and sidewalks. The contractor will be working in various locations. Motorists can expect lane closures and flagging operations as work progresses.

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will begin core drilling operations on Interstate 70 to prepare for the Improve I-70 Project.

Beginning Monday, core drilling operations will begin in both directions of I-70 between U.S. Route 54 and U.S. Route 63.

Intermittent single lane closures between 7 p.m.-6 a.m. will occur Monday through Friday for approximately six weeks, a MoDOT release states.

Core drilling will begin in the westbound lanes, then move to the eastbound lanes.

This process is part of the design process prior to the Improve I-70: Columbia to Kingdom City project begins. The project is the first in MoDOT's statewide Improve I-70 program.

Core drilling "allows for a detailed examination of the layers of roadway and supporting geology below the roadway surface."

The process will allow designers to decide on design and material elements for the project.

Construction on I-70 between Columbia and Kingdom City is scheduled to begin this summer, with an anticipated completion date of late 2027.