ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The last holiday weekend of the summer is upon us. If you’re driving through Missouri, look out for construction zones during the state’s busiest construction season to date.

MoDOT Director Ed Hassinger said on any given day there are over 1,000 work zones across the state. That’s while the department takes on its biggest projects ever: Improve I-70 and Forward 44. MoDOT does ask drivers to pay attention to all the posted speed limits and go slowly around those construction zones.

These construction projects will continue for several years, but Hassinger said it’s actually moving fast for over 200 miles of work.

Part of the reason they’re able to move quickly is because they’re working on multiple parts of the project at the same time. You can expect wor

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