KC Scout employees receive Noteworthy Award for I-70 fire response
Crashes, flat tires, fires, police activity, and more. There isn't much that the Traffic Management Center isn't involved in when it comes to roadway incidents. An example of this is the bridge fire at 18th Street and Interstate 70 that occurred earlier this year. Recently, Traffic Systems Supervisor Kelly Alvarez received a Noteworthy Award from MoDOT senior management regardin g her efforts during this event. The fire damaged the bridge and closed the middle lane of I-70 during the repair process. According to Alvarez, this particular incident was challenging and required a coordinated approach to handle and help resolve. Her role involved coordinating the team in the Traffic Management Center along with coordinating response requests from local and statewide leadership. "From the initial call to the eventual work zone put in place, there were many tasks that KC Scout operations had to handle including dispatching first responders (including MoDOT ...