Commission awards contracts at February meeting

MoDOT, Southwest District – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, at its meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in Jefferson City, awarded projects to construction companies to make improvements to state highways and bridges during 2018, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

A local contract is:

· Cedar County Hwy. U: Bridge replacement over Alder Creek near Willowville

* Awarded to Boone Construction Co. of Columbia, for low bid amount of $620,000

· Construction on the projects will start sometime later this year and be completed by the end of 2018. More information on the projects will be announced prior to the projects’ start dates.