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Kingdom City's old Highway 54 bridges are down and I-70 reopened a day early

If you drove through Kingdom City this weekend, the old Highway 54 bridges over I-70 are gone and the roads are open. Demolition started at 7 p.m. Friday, and MoDOT had until 5 a.m. Monday.

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Rocheport to Columbia is the priciest Boone County stretch of Improve I-70

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Boonville to Rocheport$104 million
Rocheport to Columbia$441 million
Columbia to Kingdom City$426 million

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Daily Columbiato me · Mon., Nov. 26:00 a.m.

Kingdom City's old Highway 54 bridges are down and I-70 reopened a day early

Plus, Tiger volleyball stuns No. 6 Tennessee and storms could roll in tonight.

The TLDR

  1. I-70 and Highway 54 in Kingdom City reopen a day ahead of schedule
  2. Tiger volleyball stuns No. 6 Tennessee 3-2 at home
  3. City Council holds a stormwater hearing at 7 p.m. tonight
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