The project will improve safety and traffic flow through the lake area. The new expressway will begin near Business Route 54 in Miller County and end west of Route KK in Camden County. Work to build the new four-lane divided highway includes grading, drainage, bridges, retaining walls, paving and utilities.

Six interchanges will provide access between existing Route 54 and the new expressway. The interchanges will be at Business Route 54, Route 42, Passover Road, Jefferies Road, Broadwater Lane and Nichols/Route KK.

For the latest construction update, check out the Weekly Road Work link.

Location Sketch (pdf)

Aerial Map with Expressway Overlay (pdf)

Frequently Asked Questions

Project Maps

Route 54 Expressway Traffic Models

Construction Contract Awarded for U.S. 54 Expressway Work (News Release, Dec. 2, 2009)

• Construction of an interchange bridge and paving a portion of the new expressway near the existing Osage River Bridge.
• Contractor: Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. of Columbia, Mo.
• Award Amount: $5,226,719.50

Contract Awarded to Begin Another Phase of Grading Work (News Release, Feb. 5, 2009)

• Grading work for 2.25 miles from the Grand Glaize Bridge to just east of Nichols Road and 1.5 miles from west of Route KK to the existing highway east of Route Y; bridge construction at Jefferies Road and Case Road; service roadway construction at various locations.
• Contractor: Dave Kolb Grading, Inc. of St. Chares, Mo.
• Award Amount: $14,869,173.31

Eagle Nest Removal News Release and Photos (Dec. 5, 2008)

Groundbreaking Ceremony Photos (Oct. 18, 2007)

Groundbreaking Scheduled for U.S. Route 54 Expressway (News Release, Oct. 11, 2007)

Contract Awarded to Begin Construction (News Release, Sept. 12, 2007)

• Grading, drainage, paving, retaining wall and bridge construction on a three-mile section from the Grand Glaize Bridge to just east of Route 42.
• Contractor: McAninch, Corporation of Des Moines, Iowa.
• Award Amount: $30,581,555.60

Final Environmental Assessment Document

For more information about the Route 54 Expressway project, contact:

MoDOT Project Manager Trent Brooks at 1-888-275-6636 or trent.brooks@modot.mo.gov, or

MoDOT Area Engineer Bob Lynch at 1-888-275-6636 or robert.lynch@modot.mo.gov.

Lake of the Ozarks Transportation Council

The Missouri Department of Transportation will construct a new four-lane highway connecting U.S. Route 54 in Miller County to the Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge on Route MM in Camden County. The new facility will also connect to the existing Horseshoe Bend Parkway. The roadway project is approximately two miles long and will include a raised center median and curb and gutter drainage. An 8 ft. sidewalk will be constructed on the north side of the roadway. When completed, the new highway will be known as Route 242.

August 10 Public Hearing

Route 54 Intersection Improvements

at Linn Creek

The Missouri Department of Transportation will make safety improvements at the intersections at Route V and Lake Road 54-68. Work will take place during the daytime hours. and is scheduled for completion in late 2010.

Sept. 29, 2009 Public Meeting Displays:

• Welcome (pdf, 64 KB)
• Location Sketch (pdf, 69 KB)
• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf, 67 KB)
• Why Offset Turn Lanes? (pdf, 1.8 MB)
• Aerial Map of Project (pdf, 444 KB)

Video Simulation of Proposed Improvements (click to start, 12 MB)

Public Meeting News Release -- Sept. 10, 2009

Route 5 in Camden and Laclede Counties

Shared Four-Lane Highway

MoDOT will build a shared four-lane highway in Camden and Laclede counties to improve safety and traffic flow. This innovative highway design provides 18 miles of continuous, alternating passing lanes between Camdenton and Lebanon, allowing motorists to pass other vehicles without driving in opposing traffic lanes.

For the latest construction update, check out the Weekly Road Work link.

Contract Award Amount: $11,378,348.02

(for eight miles of grading and bridge work between Camdenton and the Laclede County line)

Highway Commission Awards Paving Contract to Emery Sapp and Sons, Inc. of Columbia.

New Missouri Route 5, Camdenton--Lebanon Brochure (PDF)

The Missouri Department of Transportation is widening Route 5 through Sunrise Beach. Work is taking place during the daytime and nightime hours. The work is scheduled to be complete in summer 2010.

The project will extend from Route F to the north for approximately one mile.  The work includes widening Route 5 to allow for two 12-foot driving lanes and one 12-foot center turn lane.  The current highway consists of two 11-foot lanes.

Contractor: H.B. Construction, Inc. DBA Hill Brothers of Platte City, Mo.

Award Amount:  $974,759.33

Construction Contract Awarded to Widen Route 5 Through Sunrise Beach (News Release, Aug. 5, 2009)

The Missouri Department of Transportation will resurface Route 7 in Camden County, from Route T to Route A. Work will take place during daytime hours. The resurfacing is scheduled to be complete in fall 2010.

cubic yards of soil and rock excavated

This is the largest grading project in MoDOT history, requiring the excavation of more than seven million cubic yards of soil and rock. The grading work is part of the realignment of nearly seven miles of Route 5, from south of the Niangua Bridge to near Route 7. The realignment will also include extensive drainage work and the construction of two interchanges and four bridges.

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