The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has selected the KCI Construction Team as the apparent best-value proposer and design-build contractor for Improve I-70: Truck Parking, included in MoDOT's Improve I-70 Program.
The team consists of contractor KCI with designer Bartlett & West. This project will improve I-70 truck parking locations at Concordia, Boonville, Mineola and Wright City. Negotiations to finalize the contract are currently in progress.
MoDOT's Improve I-70 Program includes approximately $33 million in Federal INFRA Grant funds to expand availability of truck parking along the I-70 corridor. More than 10,000 trucks use I-70 daily and during peak hours, all of I-70's public truck parking areas are over capacity and 75 percent of private truck stops are over capacity.
Providing safe off-highway parking reduces the cost of shoulder and guardrail repairs on interstate ramps caused by trucks parking on ramp shoulders and removes trucks from the roadside of active traffic.
"Today's selection of the KCI Construction Team as the design-build contractor for the Improve I-70: Truck Parking project is another major milestone for MoDOT's Statewide Improve I-70 Program," said Warren Erdman, MHTC chairman. "This project is an excellent example of MoDOT's innovative delivery of this historic investment in infrastructure. Through federal grant funds, this project will improve existing locations and expand the availability of truck parking locations along this critical freight corridor."
The selected team was one of two shortlisted design-build teams. The winning proposal includes:
- Pavement improvements and parking expansion at existing Concordia, Boonville, Mineola and Wright City rest areas.
- 255 additional truck parking stalls, totaling 506 available public truck parking stalls across the I-70 corridor.
- 195 car parking stalls and five RV parking stalls.
- Bathroom remodels at the Wright City and Concordia locations.
- Lighting upgrades at all locations.
- 17 acres of pollinator habitat planting spread across multiple sites.
Presently, there are nearly 2,000 privately owned truck parking spaces along the I-70 corridor, in addition to the public truck parking spaces this project provides.
"The KCI Team is thrilled to be selected as the design-build contractor for the I-70 Truck Parking Project," said Brian Mulhall, KCI vice president of transportation. "We are proud to continue our partnership with MoDOT and look forward to delivering another impactful improvement to Missouri's I-70 corridor."
The next steps include finalizing the contract, and the contractor team will be doing more detailed design of the improvements and outlining the construction schedule with traffic control plans. This information will be shared via the project website. Construction is scheduled to begin in fall 2026. Total project completion is anticipated in late 2028.
Design-build is a project delivery method that combines both the design and construction phases into one contract. The selected contract team completes the design and construction in parallel instead of in succession, which saves time and resources. The goals for the Truck Parking project include:
- Deliver the project by Dec. 1, 2028, within the program budget.
- Expand and modernize truck parking facilities along I-70 while improving the safety of facilities for users.
- Minimize construction impacts with a focus on work zone safety, communication and construction staging while maintaining mobility.
- Provide expanded employment opportunities while developing and using a diverse workforce.
Missouri's FY2024 budget from the General Assembly and signed into law by the governor provides $2.8 billion in general revenue for the costs to build a third lane of I-70 across the state. The program will plan, design, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate and add a third lane in each direction on nearly 200 mi. of I-70, from Blue Springs to Wentzville.
For more information, visit modot.org/improvei70.
