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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">May 15, 2023</p>
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<br />Amy.Schneider@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Interested parties meeting regarding Interstate 70/Highway 63 interchange enhancements scheduled for May 17</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">May 15, 2023</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">CONTACT:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amy Schneider</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Director</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Convention and Visitors Bureau</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">City of Columbia</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">573.441.5578</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amy.Schneider@CoMo.gov</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Interested parties meeting regarding Interstate 70/Highway 63 interchange enhancements scheduled for May 17</strong></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia, MO - May 15, 2023 - A public informational meeting </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to discuss proposed enhancement design features to be included in the I-70 and Highway 63 interchange improvements</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> has been scheduled for Wednesday, May 17 at the Walton Building, 300 S. Providence Rd., from 5:30 to 7 p.m. At the meeting, members of the public can review and comment on the proposed enhancement design elements.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Improvements to the I-70/Highway 63 interchange are expected to begin in 2025 and will take several years to complete.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The I-70/Highway 63 Interchange Enhancements Project will consist of providing hardscape enhancement design concepts for MoDOT to include for the contractors to consider in the design-build request for proposals process. The design-build request for proposals process will begin this fall. The City of Columbia, the Missouri Department of Transportation, Boone County, the University of Missouri, the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, the Loop CID, Shelter Insurance, MU Healthcare and many others are working together with a consultant to develop the enhancement design concept and provide an attractive appearance that is a reflection of Columbia and will draw people into the city.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The enhancement design concepts will set a precedent for other bridges over Interstate 70 and Highway 63 throughout Columbia as these bridges are reconstructed or improved in future improvement projects.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For additional information, contact Amy Schneider at 573.441.5578 or </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="mailto:Amy.Schneider@CoMo.gov"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Amy.Schneider@CoMo.gov</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Members of the public may attend any open meeting. For requests for accommodations related to disability, please call 573.874.CITY (2489) or email City@CoMo.gov. In order to assist staff in making the appropriate arrangements for your accommodation, please make your request as far in advance of the posted meeting date as possible.</span></em></p>
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