Districts Impacted
Project Summary
MoDOT, in coordination with the Federal Highway Administration, is finishing the re-evaluation process to update the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) of Interstate 70 (I-70) . As work to update the Environmental Impact Statement wraps up, Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa will transition to a Design-Build project.
Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa will add a third lane each direction on Interstate 70 from just west of MO Route 7 in Blue Springs to just east of Johnson Drive in Odessa. The project also includes interchange improvements at MO 131 in Odessa. The award of this contract is scheduled for Spring 2025 and could be completed by Fall 2028.
Since its original construction more than 50 years ago, I-70 has been a vital lifeline for moving people, goods, and information across Missouri and beyond.
Project Goals
- Deliver the project by December 31, 2028 within the program budget.
- Provide an additional lane of travel in each direction on I-70 from Blue Springs to Odessa.
- Modernize I-70 while improving the existing pavement, bridges, and interchanges to enhance safety and mobility.
- Minimize construction impacts with a focus on work zone safety, communication, and construction staging while maintaining mobility.
- Provide expanded employment opportunities while developing and using a diverse workforce.
Shortlisted Design-Build Teams
he Missouri Department of Transportation has received Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from teams interested in competing for the contract to design and construct the third project of MoDOT’s statewide Improve I-70 Program. The pre-qualified teams are as follows:
- Ames Construction
- Ames Construction with designers Parsons Transportation Group
- Capital - HDR
- Capital Paving and Construction and Michels Road and Stone with designers HDR Engineering and TranSystems
- Improve 70 Alliance
- Emery Sapp & Sons and Clarkson Construction with designers HNTB and Bartlett and West
- MasTec Design-Build Team
- William Charles Construction Company, LLC and Koss Construction Company with designers T.Y. Lin International and Horner and Shifrin
- Radmacher-Ideker Joint Venture
- Radmacher Brothers Excavating Inc. and Ideker with designers Wilson and Company, Inc.
Project Press Releases
Improve I-70: Blue Springs to Odessa Milestones
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
MoDOT Kansas City District Office
Conference Room 136
600 Northeast Colbern Road
Lee Summit MO 64086
December 20, 2024
The pre-qualified teams are as follows:
- Ames Construction
- Ames Construction with designers Parsons Transportation Group
- Capital - HDR
- Capital Paving and Construction and Michels Road and Stone with designers HDR Engineering and TranSystems
- Improve 70 Alliance
- Emery Sapp & Sons and Clarkson Construction with designers HNTB and Bartlett and West
- MasTec Design-Build Team
- William Charles Construction Company, LLC and Koss Construction Company with designers T.Y. Lin International and Horner and Shifrin
- Radmacher-Ideker Joint Venture
- Radmacher Brothers Excavating Inc. and Ideker with designers Wilson and Company, Inc.
There are still opportunities for additional consultants and subcontracting firms to be added to each team.
What is Design-Build?
Design-Build is a delivery method that includes hiring one contracting team to complete the design work and build the highway improvement under one contract. MoDOT provides the project goals, budget and schedule and the contractor team completes the work. This technique has been known to significantly save time and provide cost savings.