Champ Clark Mississippi River Bridge in Louisana up for replacement; please contact MODOT to ask for bike/ped accommodations

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The Missouri and Illinois Departments of Transportation are in the final phase of completing the environmental assessment (EA) for a new Champ Clark Bridge on U.S. 54 over the Mississippi River in Louisiana, MO. The public is invited to a public hearing to make final comments on the EA on Thursday, June 9 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Twin Pikes YMCA, 614 Kelly Lane, Louisiana. This is an open-house style meeting where attendees can visit various stations to learn about the EA, as well as other issues regarding Champ Clark Bridge. A presentation will be held at 5:30 p.m., sharing the results of the EA, information on historic bridges in the area, information on upcoming road work, and a brief description of the design-build method which will be used on the new Champ Clark Bridge.

All display materials and the opportunity to comment will be available online at www.champclarkbridge.com. Written statements and exhibits as well as oral statements will be received at the hearing, or by writing MoDOT at 1711 S. Highway 61, Hannibal, MO 63401 to the attention of Keith Killen. All comments about the environmental assessment must be received within ten working days after the date of the hearing, by June 23, 2016.

Funding

“Funding for a new bridge has been included in Missouri’s draft five-year transportation program,” said Brian Haeffner, MoDOT area engineer. He went on to explain that the draft program will be presented to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission at its meeting on July 7 in St. Louis, where they will hopefully approve the program. “We are accepting comments about projects in the program until June 10,” Haeffner added. Comments can be submitted online at stipcomments@modot.mo.gov.

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Champ Clark Mississippi River Bridge in Louisana up for replacement; please contact MODOT to ask for bike/ped accommodations

MoBikeFed comment: This is the only crossing point of the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Hannibal. Regardless of any other factors, that makes it vital that this bridge safely accommodate travel by people who walk and bicycle.

Please take a moment to send a comment to MoDOT and mention the importance of accommodating people who walk and bicycle on the new bridge design.

stipcomments@modot.mo.gov