Work on the new Lake Taneycomo Bridge has crews busy in the water and on land. This week blasting is being increased to three times a day on the Hollister side of the lake to make way for the construction of a new roundabout. And you may have noticed barges and a lot construction equipment in the water. MoDOT spokesman Angela Eden says foundations for the new bridge columns are being constructed, and this will become more evident over time...

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Scheduled times for blasting this week are once in the morning, between 9 and 11 a.m., once in the midafternoon around 2:45 p.m., and once in the evening, around 6:30 p.m.