Patrick McKenna

The $2.8 billion project will expand Interstate 70 to three lanes in each direction across the state.

Missouri Republicans have vowed to take action when the General Assembly reconvenes in January to revise the highway commission’s power over the state road fund.

The recommendations in the report are for safety improvements to the state’s three passenger rail lines. They come a little more than one year after a train-truck crash killed four people.

Included in the budget passed by lawmakers this session and signed by Gov. Mike Parson in June was around $2.8 billion to expand I-70 to three lanes in each direction. On Wednesday, commissioners approved the first steps of acquiring that money.

Lawsuit seeking authority to give salary boosts set for Feb. 10 hearing in Jefferson City.

A rebate option that came with the tax hike is making it tougher for the state to estimate how much more money will come in.

Missouri’s Transportation Department is losing employees at a worrisome rate, said Patrick McKenna, its director. McKenna said that nearly half of the…

Gov. Mike Parson swung through Jefferson and Franklin counties Thursday to promote his bonding plan aimed at repairing 250 bridges across the state.It…

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s budget plan includes a raise for all state employees, who on average are the lowest-paid in the nation. “We're going to...

Patrick McKenna has begun his second year as director of the Missouri Department of Transportation, and he’s hoping for more understanding and results…