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A Publication for Employees of the Missouri Department of Transportation

ConnectionsApril 2012

4 62Highway 79NE District pleases

community with

Highway 79 project

changes

10 FacesMoDOT employees

share stories of near

tragedies to highlight

work zone safety

SafetyCO launches phone

line to promote a

safer workplace

Big DayKC District breaks

ground on two major

projects

DetailsSW District emphasiz-

es attention to detail

to set work zones

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Ins ide

Strategically placed signs give advance

notice to motorists that they will soon ap-

proach an active work zone. In fact, every

aspect of a highway work zone, from the

signs to the distance between the chan-

nelizers, is carefully orchestrated to make

it as safe as possible for employees and

motorists.

Starting this spring, new signs will appear

in advance of work zones. Against a bright

blue background, these signs simply say

“Rate Our Work Zone – modot.org.”

“We are placing these signs near the begin-

ning of work zones as a way to encourage

motorists to tell us what they think,” said

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“Once motorists safely reach their destina-

tions, we want their feedback on what it

was like to travel through the work zone.”

by Holly Dentner

New Signs Ask Motorists toRate Our Work Zones

MoDOT is looking for the public’s opinion

on a variety of work zone details – in-

cluding clear and understandable signing,

channelizers and barrels providing proper

guidance, and whether or not the work

zone caused motorists any delays.

“We are working to have these signs

displayed not just for construction projects, but on maintenance activities as well,”

said Stotlemeyer. “You might not see the

sign at every work zone, but we want to

use them where they will serve as a re-

minder to motorists that our survey is out

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The purpose of the signs, and the work

zone surveys, is to maintain an exemplary

level of customer service. The department

uses those survey results to evaluate work

zones, look for ways to improve them and

meet customer expectations.

“Ultimately, we want to make work zones

safe and keep motorists moving through

them with the smallest delay possible,”

said Stotlemeyer.

All motorist traveling through a work

zone, including MoDOT employees, are

encouraged to participate in the on-line

survey at www.modot.mo.gov/workzones/

Comments.htm.

One of the new signs motorists might start seeing this spring inwork zones.

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the kcICON work zone, that my temporary

guardianship of a band of highway work-

ers and bridge builders would grow into

permanent status as Missouri’s statewide

work zone spokesbarrel.

A lot has happened in the year since my

promotion. I’ve celebrated the comple-

tion of Kansas City’s Bond Bridge with a

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diverging diamond interchange in the area

– at I-435 and Front Street. With our crazy

schedules, it’s a miracle that my girlfriend,

Barrel Betty and I managed to squeeze

in a date night at a Missouri Mavericks

hockey game.

I hung out in the Highway Gardens during

the State Fair – or as I like to call it, Corn-

dog Heaven! One windy night, I rolled on

MoDOT Spokesbarrel’s Year in Review

National Work Zone

Safety Awareness Week April 23-27

over to the fried green tomato stand and

ate until I passed out. The fair staff had to

haul my carcass back into the garden and

prop me up for another day of greeting

visitors.

I’ve supervised the pouring of smog-

eating concrete on Route 141 in St. Louis

and helped that district commemorate

breast cancer awareness month. Now I’m

hanging out on Interstate 70 in “the Lou”,

watching crews prepare approaches for the

new Mississippi River Bridge.

I’ve had a mishap or two along the way.

The worst was the barrelnapping.

Some young ladies approached my work

area near Lake of the Ozarks last summer

and as I began to warn them about the

dangers of occupying a work zone without

proper safety equipment, they cut me off

at the knees and lashed me to the top of

their vehicle.Helping the St. Louis district commemorate cancer awareness month.



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I was forced to car surf to a lakeside

condo. I understand this escapade made

the paper and was a source of great

alarm among fans of my Facebook page

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Those fans are one reason I enjoy my

job. They report Bob sightings, help me

cheer on Missouri’s sports teams,

selected my Halloween cos-

tume and express their apprecia-

tion for the other reason I love my

job – my heroes – Missouri highway

workers!

Spokesbarrel’s Year in Review continued from page 1

Performing Tasks Near

7UDI¿F*LYH:RUNHUVDBad Feeling – or Worseby Steve Porter

Kathi Brundage knows that feeling.

So does Brandon Cracraft. And Eric

Thompson.

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encounter with death while just trying

to do their jobs in a highway work zone.

Three survivors in the Kansas City

District talk about work zone aware-

ness from the worker’s standpoint as

MoDOT and partners throughout thecountry observe Work Zone Awareness

Week April 23-27.

For Kathi, it was painful and startling.

While she was inspecting a paving

operation on Route 24 in Independence

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too close and clipped her with its side

mirror. “I was standing on the channel-

izer when a car hit me,” she said. “At

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happened. I ended up with a big bruise

on the back of my right arm.”Kathi said

working in a construction zone near

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“and when they don’t even slow down,

you think, ‘Seriously? You didn’t even

see me?’ ”

National Work Zone AwarenessWeek April 23 - 27

A national focus on work zone aware-

ness takes place this month. MoDOT

employees urge motorists to slow down

and rid themselves of any possible dis-

tractions, such as talking on cell phones,

when entering a work zone. Every

employee working on our roadways

want to leave the job unharmed, each

and every day. In this edition of Con-

nections, several employees share their

close call experiences to help remind

all of us to be watchful of our highway

heroes.

To hear the full details of the employ-

ee’s stories in their own words, see the

videos at www.modot.mo.gov/Connec-

tions/CloseCalls.htmBrandon also had no warning. A con-

tractor’s truck backed over him, then

kept backing.

Brandon was the senior construction

inspector for a deck repair on Manches-

ter Bridge at I-70. “I was walking away

from the contractor’s truck, and the

contractor was backing up. He backed

over me with the truck,” Cracraft

said. The dr iver told MoDOT he saw

Brandon, then lost track of him as the

driver continued to back up. “It crushed

my shoulder blade and the middle

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ger,” Brandon said. “I was out of work

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that time.”

Always alert to safety issues, Brandon

says “now I’m hyper vigilant.”

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Vigilance by Bob Edwards

The day was sunny and warm in Spring-

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in the left lane on one side of a four-lane

expressway. Approaching dr ivers had

plenty of sight distance.

Republic Maintenance Crew Leader RonPlaster had just picked up tools to use in

a pavement repair operation. He heard

a noise behind him. Cones were being

dragged underneath a car that was trying

to beat a line of other vehicles to the

merge point.

As he turned, he was struck by the car’s

side rear-view mirror and knocked down.

Fortunately he was only bruised. But

the incident of several years ago made

him realize that being in the right place

inside a work zone does not guarantee a

worker’s safety.

“It just goes to show you that even on the

best days, things can go wrong,” he said.

“So be really careful. Watch what’s hap-

pening around you.”

Eric said a contractor saved him. He

was a paving inspector on a job on

I-70, and was walking with his back to

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when a worker on the job grabbed himand pulled him away from a truck that

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panel hanging off the side. “At the very

least, it would have clipped me in the

head and killed me, and if it had caught

me straight on, it would have decapitat-

ed me,” Eric said. “I wouldn’t have seen

it coming.” Like Kathi and Brandon,

Eric is even more alert to what may

happen in a construction zone.

Eric ThompsonRon Plaster

Kathi Brundage

Brandon Cracraft

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March Service Anniversaries

In Memoriam

Active Employees

David Wiederholt NW Feb. 20

Retirees

W illiam Morrision Former D4 Jan . 2 8

Ronald Tau schel Former D6 Feb. 11

Edward Gabathuler Former D6 Feb. 11

Herbert Cooper, Jr. Former D9 Feb. 12

Lee Campbell Former D10 Feb. 13

Nellie Lewis Former D7 Feb. 14Ralph Foster Former D6 Feb. 14

William Craig Former D2 Feb. 19

William Filley Former D1 Feb. 19

Eldon Pe ndergra ft F or me r D7 Feb . 19

Calvin Orr Former D8 Feb. 21

Vernon Carter Former D8 Feb. 26

John Menger Former D3 Feb. 28

February Retirements

Name District Years ofService

Jack Snell ing NE 29

Charles Spegal NE 36Antonio Bryant KC 31

Randall Ashley KC 25

Joseph Caldarella KC 13

Barbara Flannagan KC 24

Lawrence Richmond SL 13

Jeffrey Head SL 28

Richard Hamilton SL 30

Stanley Wil liams SL 11

Robert Herzberg SL 27

Eugene Ahlers SW 28

Robert Stuart SW 27

35 Years

John W. Koenig CO

Dan E. Ream SW

Allan B. Markt NW

30 Years

Robert L. King SWSteven E. Burchell SW

25 Years

Paul R. Sterrett CO

Karla L. Cryer SW

Kenneth R. Holtgrewe CE

Tudor Rafa CE

Judy M. Franke KC

20 Years

Jennifer R. Prenger CO

Janis M. Gieck CO

Stowe K. Johnson CO

Steve B. Bates CO

Michael T. Meinhardt SW

Aydogan L. Girgin SW

Shayne Engel SW

Danny Williams SL

Michael W. Frizzell KC

Ernest F. Fickle KC

Timothy S. Inman NE

Michele L. House NE

Danny R. Sawyer NE

Kevin J. Brawner NE

Gene M. Ryan NE

Kevin N. Teeter NW

Robert L. Hughson NW

15 Years

Dorothy J. Roush CO

Donald W. Crites SE

Daniel W. Lacy SE

Martin D. Elliott SE

Danny L. Bedwell SE

Nancy A. Pietrzak SW

Tim B. Smith SW

John E. Pratt SW

Debra J. Lioubinski SW

Charlotte D. Lipsey KC

10 Years

Lester Woods CO

Johnny D. White SE

Craig A. Fisher SW

Richard E. Starchman SW

Philip R. Smith SW

Lowell C. House SL

Lucas K. Meese SL

Javal L. Burton SL

Danny R. Scott CE

Brian E. Black CE

Wayne L. Creek CE

Hope L. Visconti KC

Marcus R. Stauffer NE

Kirk M. Youngblood NE

Zachary K. Stout NW

Billy D. Hamilton NW

5 Years

Lonnie G. Gibbs SE

Michael R. Mahurin SE

Adam J. Contreras SE

Gary V. Schlosser SE

Julia F. Morgan SE

Angela L. Fields SE

Shawndra E. Burkhart SE

Christopher D. Curtis SW

Ryan P. Horvatic SW

Teresa M. Simon SWYvonne M. Elliott SL

Christopher J. Cruse SL

Stanley D. Shields CE

Edwin G. Randolph CE

Russell E. Persicke CE

Cheryl A. Dean CE

Joseph W. Webber KC

Davin D. Werths KC

Brian K. Hall NW

Timmy M. Porter NW

Steven Dunn SW 27

Gary Vandergrift SW 27

Ralph Underwood SE 34

Randy Pamperien SE 35

Clifford Stueve SE 38

Kaye Stacy CO 28

Larry Huskey CO 5

Linda Parkes CO 15

During the month of May a nationwide

focus will be placed on three cam-

paigns - safety belt usage, motorcycle

awareness and teen alcohol use.

“Click It or Ticket” May 21 thru June 3

is a national campaign designed to in-

crease seat belt use and reduce highway

fatalities. The campaign couples high-

visibility enforcement with education.

Here are the facts:

■ Seat belts are the most effective

safety feature ever invented and have

helped save thousands of lives.

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regularly wear a seat belt when driv-

ing or riding in a motor vehicle.

■ Missouri’s seat belt use is 79 percent,

compared to 85 percent nationwide.

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■ Car and SUV drivers are most likely

to buckle up while truck and teen

drivers are least likely to wear a seat

belt.

■ Seven out of 10 Missourians killed in

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■ Seat belts reduce the risk of fatalinjury by 45 percent.

Motor Cycle Awareness is also a na-

tional campaign to target awareness on

sharing the road with motorcycles. This

campaign reminds us that:

■ Motorcycles are vehicles with the

same rights and privileges as any

motor vehicle on the roadway

■ About 20 percent of all passenger

vehicle crashes end up in injury or

death, but almost 80 percent of all

motorcycle crashes end up in injury

or death.

■ Ninety-nine percent of the people

who died in crashes involving a

motorcycle on Missouri roads were

the motorcyclist.

■ Missouri law requires all

motorcycle riders to wear a DOT-

approved helmet.■ A rider without a helmet is 40 per

cent more likely to die in a crash

than one with a helmet.

Youth Alcohol Awareness

Drinking and driving are a lethal

combination, even more so when young

drivers are involved. This campaign

targets underage drinking to decrease

alcohol-related crashes. Did you know:

■ Impaired driving contributes to

nearly 30 percent of all Missouri

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■ Teens are at far greater r isk of death

in an alcohol-related crash than the

overall population, despite the fact

they cannot legally purchase or pub-

licly possess alcohol in any State.

■ In 2010, 217 people were killed and

897 seriously injured in crashes

involving an impaired dr iver.

■ Missouri has a Zero Tolerance Law.

If you are under 21, your license will

be suspended if you’re caught driv-

ing with even a trace of alcohol in

your system.

■ If you cause a fatal crash while

intoxicated, you can be charged with

involuntary manslaughter, a a felony

resulting in up to seven years of jail

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Please remember to always practice

safety on Missouri highways. Informa-

tion provided by the US Department of

Transportation and Missour i’s Coali-

tion for Roadway Safety.

Note: Dennis Griessel, D6, retired

August 1, 2011 with 28 years of service.



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Customer Relations Manager Melissa Black

Phone 816.387.2481

E-mail [email protected]

3602 N. Belt Highway

St. Joseph, MO 64506-1399

for more info

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Customer Relations Manager Marisa Brown-Ellison

Phone 573.248.2502


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P.O. Box 1067

Hannibal, MO 63401

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District Engineer PaulaGough addressesWarren Countyresidents about trans-portation issues in thearea as Chief EngineerDave Nichols andBoonslick Regional Plan-ning Executive Direc-tor Steve Etcher, whoserved as moderator forthe event, listen.

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MoDOT Area Engineer Shelie Daniel (7th from left) surrounded by city andstate elected officials, representatives from the City of Kansas City, Mis-souri (KCMO), and members of the Northland Cathedral broke ground ontwo new interchanges to be constructed at Route 169 and 96th and 108thStreets during a March 12 ceremony. This project is made possible by manypartners to include funding by KCMO, design by MoDOT, and constructionby Ideker Construction Company. MoDOT will manage construction whichis now under way and scheduled to be completed by November 2013.

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KC District Engineer Dan Niec and recently appointed MHTC Chair RudyFarber (center) turn dirt to signify the start of the Route 13 North Legproject in Johnson County on March 12. About 50 attendees joined in theproject kick-off.



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1511 Missouri Boulevard

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Jefferson City, MO 65102

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Chesterfield, MO 63017

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Southwest District at WorkAmong district workers helping with Feb. 29 tornado cleanup along stateroads in Taney County are:

1. Branson Senior Maintenance Worker Shawn Nilges, tossing debris intoa dump truck at Route 65/76 in Branson.

2. District Maintenance Engineer Michael Middleton, cutting up downedtrees on Route VV near Powersite.

3. Springfield Maintenance Crew Leader Randy Patterson, driving a streetsweeper along Branson’s Route 76 strip.

MoDOT crews also cleared roads where tornadoes or high winds hit inseveral other areas that day, including Dallas, Stone and Barry counties.

4. Checking sign stands for a statewide Work Zone Awareness video isMonett Maintenance Supervisor Bryan Ozbun.

5. Republic Maintenance Crew Leader Ron Plaster reviews a video clip ofhis interview for the statewide Work Zone Awareness campaign with Cen-tral Office Community Relations Specialist Jack Wang.

6. In a community briefing in Clinton, Clinton Senior Construction Techni-cian Dwayne Severs, left, previews for County Commissioner Jim Talley theSafe & Sound bridge projects coming up this year in Henry County.

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Customer Relations Manager Nicole Thieret

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2675 N. Main Street

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Sikeston, MO 63801

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Mission

Our mission is to provide a

world-class transportation

experience that delights our

customers and promotes a

prosperous Missouri.

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cently hosted six child passenger safety

(CPS) courses that resulted in sixty-

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Highway Safety Division, these classes

were held in January and February atthe Jefferson City Fire Department

Training Center.

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commented about how impressed they

were with the dedication and enthu-

siasm displayed by the participants

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departments, health departments,

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with instructors to ensure the partici-

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MoDOT looks forward to partnering

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attain the common goal of protecting

precious cargo, our children, as they

travel on our roads and highways.

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Firefighters ProtectingPrecious Cargoby Pamela Hoelscher There’s more to consider than price and

convenience when buying a ticket or

hiring a bus company for your group’s

travel. A new SaferBus free app from

the USDOT lets you check bus compa-

nies’ safety records before you book a

trip.

Look BeforeYou Book

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Ad-

ministration developed the app to give

consumers easy access to 24 months

of safety performance data for compa-

nies they might hire. The app provides

the carriers’ performance information

based on unsafe driving, fatigued driv-

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alcohol and vehicle maintenance viola-

tions. The higher the percentage in any

category, the higher the potential safety

risk.

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ratings are also accessible through the

app. The top rating is Sat isfactory. Bus

companies with a Conditional rating

may pose a higher safety risk, and com-

panies with an Unsatisfactory rating

should NOT be operating.

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saferbus before booking a bus.

Chief Rennick receives his CPS Certificate from Lead InstructorKathy Zents.

Training instructors with Chief Rennick. From left to right: Lt. John Hotz-MSHP, Kathy Zents-Safety & Health Council, CPT Joe Schilling-KirksvilleFire Dept, Pam Hoelscher-MoDOT State CPS Coordinator, Chief RobertRennick-Jefferson City Fire Department, and Officer Kendra Cooper--Lee’sSummit Police Department.

connections: apr. 2012

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