Corp. Rickey L. Bell Memorial Highway Dedication - Oct. 19
Corp. Rickey L. Bell Memorial Highway Dedication, Caruthersville, Missouri
I-55 Guard Cable Safety Celebration - Aug. 29
Left to right: Tom Schulte on behalf of U.S. Senator Kit Bond; Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Dale Moreland, Troop E; Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. G. E. Ridens, Troop E; ; Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay Knudtson; Dr. Michael Heid, D.O., Medical Director of the Trauma Program for Saint Francis Medical Center; and MoDOT Southeast District Engineer Mark Shelton
Route 67/Old Orchard Road Groundbreaking - May 22
Left to right: Heather Garner on behalf of Representative JoAnn Emerson; Bonne Terre Mayor Fritz Gower; Former Bonne Terre Mayor Sue Wilke; Representative Brad Robinson; Tom Schulte on behalf of U.S. Senator Kit Bond; Senator Kevin Engler; Southeast District Engineer Mark Shelton
Operation Orange
Operation Orange Ceremony, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Madison Presiding Commissioner John Rauls (left of sign) and Shelley Keeney on behalf of Missouri Speaker of the House Rod Jetton (right of sign), along with other local, state and federal officials, unveil the New Intersection sign as part of the official construction kick-off of the Route 72 Fredericktown Bypass in Madison County.
Left to right: Matt and Dani Dunn and children, Mid America Transplant Services Representative
Jonette Strothcamp, Senator Jason Crowell, Marble Hill Mayor Rick Jones, Rev. Carl Cureton
Mr. Graham, Sr. (left of sign) and Senator Rob Mayer (right of sign) unveil the Sgt. Carl Dewayne Graham, Jr. Memorial Highway sign. Other special guests included Representative Billy Pat Wright, Dexter Mayor Joe Weber, Missouri State Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Jim Keathley, MSTA Director of Governmental Relations Brad Thielemier, Sgt. Graham Jr.’s young son and family members.
Maintenance Superintendent Butch Anderson, Roadside Manager Mark Aufdenberg, and Roadside Maintenance Supervisor Stacy Armstrong attended an award ceremony to recognize the Adopt-A-Highway efforts of the W.E. Sears Youth Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The youth center has been active with Adopt-A-Highway for 20 years.
Left to right: Maintenance Supervisor Larry Nicholson, Maintenance Superintendent Butch Anderson, Area Engineer Lindell Huskey, Roadside Manager Mark Aufdenberg, Kerry Deckard (assists with Adopt-A-Highway efforts in Wayne County), Roadside Maintenance Supervisor Stacy Armstrong, Richard McAllister (Adopt-A-Highway Appreciation Award Recipient for Wayne County Adopt-A-Highway efforts),Trooper Richie Ayers.
Left to right: Dr. Ken Dobbins, Southeast Missouri State University President; Bob Burns on behalf of The Honorable Claire McCaskill, U.S. Senate; The Honorable Jay Knudtson, Mayor of Cape Girardeau; The Honorable Barbara Lohr, Mayor of Jackson; Tom Schulte on behalf of The Honorable Kit Bond, U.S. Senate; The Honorable Gerald Jones, Presiding Commissioner of Cape Girardeau County; Chief of Staff Lloyd Smith, on behalf of The Honorable Jo Ann Emerson, U.S. House of Representatives; Danny Dumey, Dumey Contracting, Inc.; Tom Jansen, Dumey Contracting, Inc.; Mark Shelton, MoDOT Southeast District Engineer.
Mrs. John L. Oliver, Jr., along with Sen. Jason Crowell and Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay Knudtson unveil the John L. Oliver, Jr. Parkway sign during the dedication ceremony on Dec. 16, 2007.
Route 67/Fairgrounds Ribboncutting - - Oct. 1
The Honorable Barbara Lohr, Mayor of Jackson, cuts the ribbon during the Route 34/72 ribboncutting ceremony in Jackson. Other dignitaries present include: Marybeth Williams, Chamber of Commerce; Paul Koeper, Vice President of Penzel Construction Company; The Honorable Jay Purcell, Cape Girardeau County Commissioner; Kristi Nitsch on behalf of The Honorable Jo Ann Emerson, U.S. House of Representatives; Tom Schulte on behalf of The Honorable Kit Bond, U.S. Senate; Mark Shelton, MoDOT Southeast District Engineer; and Eric Kraft, MoDOT Project Manager. Phase two of the Route 34/72 improvement project extended from one mile west of the Route 25 intersection to 2.2 miles west of Route 25, and included widening and resurfacing. It also included the addition of signals, curb and gutter and storm sewer. The contract was awarded in 2006 to Penzel Construction Company, Inc., Jackson.
Left to right: Brian Holt, MoDOT; Mark Shelton, MoDOT; Rep. Tom Todd; Hayti Mayor Bobby Watkins; Kennett Mayor Roger Wheeler; Jan McElwrath, Kennet Chamber; Tom Schulte, Sen. Bond's office; Lloyd Smith, Rep. Emerson's office; Sen. Rob Mayer; Kevin Keith, MoDOT; and Eric Krapf, MoDOT.
