Public Communications serves as a communications link between the city of Columbia’s municipal government and the citizens. The Public Communications Office coordinates several programs that are designed to link citizens with their city government.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Christian Johanningmeier, Acting Power Production Superintendent -
(573) 874-6236 or (573) 874-7325 or Connie Kacprowicz, Utility Services Specialist - (573) 874-7330

First train crosses Highway 63 on new bridge

COLUMBIA, MO (September 14, 2010) - Columbia Terminal Railroad (COLT) staff loaded 12 coal cars in Centralia this morning and made the first voyage across the new rail bridge over Highway 63. The $3.8 million bridge project is rapidly nearing completion with only cleanup and restoration of the construction site remaining. The old railroad tracks have been removed from the highway and concrete work is being completed along the highway entrance and exit ramps. A formal dedication ceremony for the bridge is planned for later this fall.

The COLT is a short line railroad owned by the city of Columbia and operated by Columbia Water & Light. It provides railroad freight service to Columbia and mid-Missouri businesses.

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