Submitted by
Beth Farrah, SMT Writer
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - The Missouri Department of Transportation has won top honors in the Mid America Regional "America's Transportation Awards" competition for a project that was completed ahead of schedule and one that demonstrated the best use of innovation.
The awards were presented today at the annual meeting of the Mid America Association of State Transportation Officials. MoDOT's winning entries were the statewide Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Project and the Route 5 Shared Four-Lane Project in Camden and Laclede counties. Safe & Sound Project Director Ken Warbritton and Central District Design Engineer Nicole Hood accepted the awards.
Now in its sixth year, the America's Transportation Awards competition - sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce - recognizes the very best of America's transportation projects in three main categories: Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget and Best Use of Innovation. The categories are then split up by size: small (less than $25 million), medium (between $25 million and $199 million) and large ($200 million and more).
Safe & Sound won as the large project in the "Ahead of Schedule" category. The $685 million project replaced or rehabilitated 802 of Missouri's poorest bridges in three-and-a-half years - two years ahead of schedule. Some 554 of those structures were bridge replacements completed under a single design-build contract with KTU Constructors.
The "shared four-lane" highway on Route 5 was constructed to improve safety and traffic flow. The innovative highway design provides 18 miles of continuous, alternating passing lanes between Camdenton and Lebanon, allowing motorists to pass other vehicles without driving in opposing traffic lanes. The northern part of the project was built on new alignment while the southern portion retrofitted the existing highway. The $34 million project was completed during the summer of 2011.
"Our entries this year encompass the broad scope of transportation projects completed every day by state transportation departments," said Mike Lewis, AASHTO president and director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation. "The America's Transportation Awards competition showcases how state DOTs are delivering quality projects with limited transportation dollars. Through this competition, we honor these projects for excellent stewardship of our tax dollars and the incredible innovations they display."
The 10 projects with the highest overall scores from all four AASHTO regions will compete for the Grand Prize and People's Choice Award. The Grand Prize winner is determined by a panel of transportation experts. The People's Choice Award goes to the transportation project that receives the most online votes from the public. Online voting begins September 4. The winners of both awards will be announced at the AASHTO Annual Meeting in Denver in October.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
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Submitted by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Stoddard County, Missouri - Route AC and route N in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews pavement repairs.
The route AC section of roadway is located from Route AA to County Road 237. Weather permitting; work will take place Monday, July 22 through Thursday, July 25 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.
Route N in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
This section of roadway is located from Route 60 to Route E.
Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, July 22 and Tuesday, July 23 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.
For additional information, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636) or visit www.modot.org/southeast.
Submitted by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Southeast District - The Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety has awarded Law Enforcement Grants for 2014 to 19 agencies, in an effort to improve roadway safety in Southeast Missouri. Congratulations to the Bernie Police Department and Police Chief Justin Allen.
Executive members of the SE Coalition, which includes personnel from law enforcement agencies, health care advocates, state government agencies and private businesses, reviewed grants.
Awards were based on greatest need and the proposed impact on reducing fatalities and injuries on Missouri's highways. Verification of a departmental seat belt policy was required and agency involvement with the Coalition was also considered.
Law Enforcement Grants can be used to help cover the cost of overtime and equipment for DWI checkpoints, saturation patrols, and law enforcement. By partnering with local law enforcement, the SE Coalition hopes to decrease the number of fatal and disabling accidents in Southeast Missouri.
Agencies awarded funding include:
• Bell City Police Department
• Bloomfield Police Department
• Cape Girardeau Police Department
• Fredericktown Police Department
• Hayti Heights Police Department
• Houston Police Department
• Iron County Sheriff's Office
• Kennett Police Department
• Licking Police Department
• Miner Police Department
• Mountain Grove Police Department
• Mountain View Police Department
• Perry County Sheriff's
• Piedmont Police Department
• Pilot Knob Police Department
• Scott County Sheriff's Office
• Summersville Police Department
• West Plains Police Department
Applications are due each year by May 31st. If you would like more information about these grants here is the contact information:
Grants are carefully reviewed and awarded based on greatest need and the proposed impact on reducing fatalities and injuries. Verification of a departmental seat belt policy and agency involvement with the Coalition will also be considered.
Applications are available at www.savemolives.com/southeast/resources.html or by request. For more information please contact:
Sandy Taurone - Regional Contact for the Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety
MoDOT, Southeast Region, 2675 N. Main, P.O. Box 160, Sikeston, MO 63801
Phone: 573-472-5388, Fax: 573-472-5265, E-Mail: Sandra.Taurone@modot.mo.gov
Lt. John R. Davis - Chairman for the Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety
Cape Girardeau Police Department, 40 S. Sprigg St., Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
Phone: 573-335-6621 x1095 E-Mail: JDavis@cityofcapegirardeau.org
The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety is a partnership of safety advocates including law enforcement agencies, health care providers, state and federal government agencies, planning organizations and advocacy groups that work to reduce fatal and serious injury crashes in Missouri.
For additional information, please visit www.savemolives.com/southeast/index.html.
Written by
Dee Loflin, SMT Manager/Writer
Dexter, Missouri - The Kenady-Hanks American Legion Post #59 has begun a new tradition of recognizing a local veteran for their military service. Veterans will be honored on a quarterly basis. The first presentation was held on Thursday evening at Post #59 with Lt. Col. Clifford T. Manlove (Ret.) receiving the Legionnaire of the Quarter honor.
The Kenady-Hanks American Legion Post in recognition of Manlove’s service submitted the following dialogue:
“D-Day at 20,000 feet, the sky was clear across the English Channel that fateful day. And in all of it was Dexter’s own, (then Pilot) Clifford T. Manlove.
Growing up in Dexter, Mo., Manlove was inspired by the great pilot of the day, Charles A. Lindbergh. Enrolling at Purdue University in 1936, he obtained two years of college credit to begin his aviation dream.
Clifford Manlove enlisted in the U.S. Army Corp on Aug. 15, 1941, as an Aviation Cadet. Continuing to chase the dream, he graduated from Advance Pilot training on March 16, 1942, as a 2nd Lieutenant.
Our hometown hero went on to fly a myriad of different aircraft in his career from a B-17 bomber to a P-51 fighter in World War Two and then flew transport aircraft in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the U.S. Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross, which is a military decoration awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States Armed Forces who distinguishes himself or herself in support of operations by "heroism or extraordinary achievement while participating in an aerial flight involving conflict with an opposing foreign force.
Retiring from the military on May 31, 1969, after 28 years, Manlove returned home to his beloved wife June, and their five sons and one daughter. Throughout the years, Cliff Manlove has fulfilled many tasks, including Chairman of the Dexter Airport’s governing board and Grand Marshall of all Veteran’s Day parades since 1969.
And for this, to this hometown hero, we of the Dexter American Legion Post 59, do award him our Legionnaire of the Quarter Award.”
The above document was written by Scott Harding who is the Adjutant and Public Relations Officer for Post #59. Not only did it take a great amount of time to research the information, but his dedication and devotion to the American Legion is honorable.
Standing in the photo are Commander Darryl LaPierre, Col. Cliff Manlove (Ret.), and Scott Harding.
Congratulations to Clifford T. Manlove!
