July 2012
Walsh-Alberici Selected to Build New Daniel Boone Bridge
ST. LOUIS, MO -- Plans are coming together for a new bridge that will replace the Daniel Boone bridge on Highway 40. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission announced today the joint venture of of Chicago and J.S. of St. Louis as the contractor.
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The $125 million project will build a new I-64 bridge over the Missouri River to replace the deteriorated bridge built in 1935.
The project will include building a new eastbound bridge, removal of the 1935 existing westbound bridge, and building a new Chesterfield Airport Road interchange including connecting the North Outer Road to the westbound I-64 on ramp. The project will build a continuous westbound fourth lane from the Chesterfield Airport. Road entrance ramp westbound to the Route 94 exit ramp. It will also add a shared use path on the new eastbound bridge connecting the KATY trail to the Monarch Levee Trail.
Construction is set to begin in February and be completed by November 2014.