Travelers now have a one-stop online location for information on Missouri road conditions and work zones. Whether they’re looking for weather-related information, road construction, flooding or incidents on major routes, drivers can go to maps.modot.mo.gov/travelerinformation and find out what lies on the road ahead of them.

The map will replace two separate maps currently on MoDOT’s Web site, making it easier and quicker for the public to get the information they’re after.

“We previously had one map for work zones and another map for road conditions,” said Matt Hiebert, MoDOT’s web content manager. “They worked very differently and some people seemed confused on which one to visit. Now they only have to go to one Web address to get all the information they need to plan their trip.”

Not only does the consolidation of information benefit the public, new road information will now be available to them.

In the past, flooding closures had to be offered in a text format because the Road Conditions map could not zoom in to show such specific detail. Short stretches of flooded road simply didn’t appear on the map because of the statewide scale. The new map allows visitors to zoom in and view color-coded segments of road that are flooded. In winter months, the segments will designate severity of snow and ice coverage.

“Work Zone information is also available on the map,” Hiebert said. “Icons range in color from yellow to red to designate the extent of the delay. Yellow means a possible delay. Orange means to expect a delay. Red means the road is closed.”

Another new layer of information will be incident notifications, something never offered by previous maps.

“Incidents can be a lot of different things,” said Hiebert. “It could be a crash, debris on the road or pavement damage. It could also be a parade or other planned event that requires a segment to close.”

Incidents will only be designated on major routes and interstates since those are the roads under MoDOT oversight.