The Road to Tomorrow is a new initiative that the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission is considering in order to help improve roadways in the state – most notably Interstate-70 – as well as secure funding for Mo-DOT. The M-H-T-C has issued a call for private industry, entrepreneurs and innovators to bring their products and ideas to the birthplace of the interstate highway and collaborate with Mo-DOT to build the first section of the highway of the future. Bob Lynch says it is merging the future with the past…
The newest stretch of I-70 is 37-years-old. The oldest stretch is 46–years-old. The original design life of the interstate was 20 years. Both pavement and bridges will need major maintenance and rehabilitation over the next 30 years…
