Long-Awaited Project to Build New I-64 Bridge Begins
Construction crews have started work on a new span of the Daniel Boone Bridge that will eventually replace the narrow, 1935 westbound portion connecting Chesterfield and St. Charles County.
Local officials praised the start of construction on a new span of the I-64 Daniel Boone Bridge as the culmination of many years worth of effort at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday. (Sign up here for the FREE Patch Newsletter, including Breaking News Alerts.) The ceremony included officials from the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and MoDOT along with federal, state and local elected officials and area business leaders. "There are a lot of people who have worked hard for a long time to get to this point," MoDOT District Engineer Ed Hassinger said. The Daniel Boone Bridge crosses the Missouri River and connects Chesterfield to St. Charles County. The new $110.9 million span will replace the almost 80-year-old, narrower …
