MoDOT

Highway flyover under construction

June 10, 2026

Building an on-ramp for Missouri’s construction workforce

A Department of Education funded pilot will offer 300 Missourians no-cost training to help them access high skill, high demand and high wage construction careers.

A pair of Mizzou Engineering students at career fair

March 5, 2026

Mizzou Engineers plot a course for their career journeys

Hundreds of students swarmed MizzouRec to connect with leading employers at the Mizzou Engineering Career and Internship Fair March 5.

Workers in a highway work zone.

Oct. 8, 2025

Meet the AI assistant designed to make work zones safer

Work Zone Assistant is a chatbot programmed by Mizzou engineers for transportation professionals.

From left, Maddie Beins, Cassie Lueck, Velissia Perez, Kaitlyn Blagg, and Campbell Marino

May 29, 2025

Mizzou civil engineering students develop a proposal to improve I-70

The students aimed to address traffic issues at two I-70 interchanges in Columbia: Providence Road and Rangeline Street.

Traffic cone on a multi-lane highway

April 23, 2025

Researchers keep their eyes on Missouri’s roads

A successful collaboration between Mizzou and MoDOT helps travelers, truckers and construction workers stay safe year-round.

Front view of an airplane taking off from runway

April 21, 2025

Project Runway: Second life for waste plastics and old tires

Mizzou researchers are taking their experience on the road to the airport.

Bill Alkemeyer, Ed Hassinger, Marisa Chrysochoou

March 16, 2025

Mizzou Engineering presents top honor to MoDOT director Ed Hassinger

The Mizzou College of Engineering has bestowed its highest honor, the Missouri Honor Award for Distinguished Service, on Ed Hassinger, director of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

transportation workers fixing a road. Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Oct. 3, 2023

University of Missouri establishes Missouri Work Zone Safety Center of Excellence

As the State of Missouri embarks on the expansion of Interstate 70, the vital east-west transportation corridor connecting St. Louis and Kansas City, researchers at the University of Missouri are preparing to leverage the institution’s 30-plus years of proven expertise in highway work zone safety research to help keep drivers and workers safe during the estimated five-to-seven-year project.

Sep. 27, 2023

Mizzou Engineers highlight projects during Missouri transportation summit

Mizzou Engineers joined state leaders to discuss ongoing transportation projects, infrastructure needs and related research during the Missouri Chamber of Commerce Transportation Future Summit in Columbia last week.

April 3, 2023

Civil Engineers assessing effectiveness of J-turn intersections in Missouri

A Mizzou Engineering team has been tasked with assessing the effectiveness of J-turn intersection designs across Missouri’s state highway system.