GRAIN VALLEY, Mo - The Missouri Department of Transportation will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for the Blue Springs to Odessa portion of the Improve I-70 project.

The event will begin at 10 am in the parking lot of MO Country in Grain Valley. This is the third construction project in MoDOT's statewide Improve I-70 Program that will add a third lane of traffic in each direction of the interstate.

This portion will run just west of Missouri Route 7 in Blue Springs to approximately Missouri Route H. It also includes interchange improvements at Route D in Bates City and at Missouri Route 131 in Odessa. Work is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2028.

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