MoDOT estimates the total cost to be 6.5 billion dollars.  For the first two years the money comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Safe & Sound bridge Improvement program.  Because of this money large projects will take place during 2009 to 2010. 

There are some concerns that the projects won't be finished after this money runs out.  By 2011 the amount of funding drops from 1.2 billion to 450 million.  The money for the rest of the projects will come from gas tax, vehicle sales tax, and federal funding.  Maintenance projects will more common during this time than building and expansion.

MoDOT executive engineer Roger Swartze said he is confident all the projects will be completed. "The projects that we are committed to in our five year right away construction program are all projects that we know we can fund with existing revenue that's coming to MoDOT.  We're just not able to add new projects in those years."

Major projects in Central Missouri include:

• Benton County, Route 65 - Grading and paving work for the new corridor.
• Benton and Morgan Counties, Interstate 70 - Pavement improvements from Route 65 in Benton Co. to Route C in Versailles.
• Benton County - Pedestrian trail, landscaping, and lighting in Warsaw at Drake Harbor.
• Boone and Callaway Counties, Route 63 - Installation of median guard cable.
• Boone County - Sidewalk construction in Hallsville.
• Callaway County, Route OO - Widening roadway to three lanes in the city of Holts Summit.
• Camden County, Route 54 - Safety imrovements at the intersection of Route V and at Lake Road 54-68 in Linn Creek.
• Camden County - New Sidewalk construction on both sides of Route 54 in Osage Beach, between Redbud Road and Hatchery Road.
• Camden and Miller Counties, Route 54 Expressway - Paving work for the new expressway.
• Cole County, Route 179 - Intersection improvements at the Route 50, Route 179, and missouri Boulevard interchange in Jefferson City.
• Maries County - Sidewalk construction in Belle.
• Osage County, Route 50 - Grading and paving to build a new four-lane highway from the Route 50/63 junction to west of Linn.
• Pettis County, Route Y - Intersection improvements at Route Y and Winchester Road in Sedalia.
• Multiple bridge rehabilitation and construction projects as part of the Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program.
• Over $24 million for 21 aviation projects at 10 Central Missouri airports, including runway and taxiway improvements at Booneville, Eldon, Jefferson City, Sedalia, and Warsaw.