ROCHEPORT, Mo. — Missouri's governor is calling it the new bridge over the Missouri River in the central part of the state a win for everyone. The Lance Corporal Leon Derapes I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport is expected to help the flow of traffic along one of the state's busiest interstates. Nearly 50,000 vehicles drive across the bridge daily. By adding an extra lane in both directions, it's the first part of Interstate 70 between Wentz…

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ROCHEPORT, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation will be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the completion of the Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport Tuesday. The newly renovated bridge will be named after Lance Corporal Leon Deraps, a Jamestown Marine who died in Iraq in 2006. The ceremony is invite only and will be held on the eastbound bridge near mile-marker 115. Expected speakers include …

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MoDOT hosting ribbon-cutting ceremony for new I-70 bridge in Rocheport Tuesday

Between the whooshing of freezing winds and the sounds of passing highway traffic Tuesday morning, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of the new eastbound Rocheport Bridge. The event was purely ceremonial because the bridge still needs some finishing touches, like road stripes, before it is complete and ready to accommodate traffic by the end […]

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Missouri officials gather for I-70 bridge ribbon-cutting ceremony in Rocheport • Missouri Independent

From Columbia Missourian:  Explosions rang out over the Missouri River in September 2023 when the old Rocheport bridge on I-70 was demolished. Fifteen months later, the new I-70 bridge in Columbia is nearly ready for traffic. The bridge is scheduled to fully open to the public later this month, with a ribbon ceremony set for Tuesday. The ceremony was scheduled to accommodate Gov. Mike Parson’s availability, allowing him to commemorate the near-o…

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New I-70 Bridge Opening Later This Month – Construction Forum

Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new Rocheport Bridge Visitor (not verified) Tue, 12/10/2024 - 13:30  New eastbound bridge to open to traffic by end of year JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A ribbon cutting ceremony was held today, Tuesday, Dec. 10, to celebrate the new Lance Corporal Leon Deraps I-70 Missouri River Bridge at Rocheport. Governor Parson, Lieutenant Governor Kehoe, other state and local elected officials, local community leaders, and family …

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State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) director Ed Hassinger, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Governor-elect Mike Kehoe, state lawmakers in both parties and Boone and Cooper County officials will be in Rocheport for Tuesday morning’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the brand-new $220-million I-70 bridge.  This is another angle for the 1960 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new I-70 Rocheport bridge. It drew crowds to the area (file photo courtesy o…

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UPDATE: Ribbon-cutting ceremony for new I-70 Rocheport bridge is this morning

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