MoDOT is committed to increasing the number of minority, female, and economically disadvantaged individuals working on the I-64 project. The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has pledged up to $2.5 million towards training programs and contractor incentives in St. Louis.

MoDOT does not hire or train individuals directly. If you are seeking training, please contact Operation Excel at (314) 261-0302 or The Construction Prep Center (CPC) at (314) 746-0842. If you are seeking employment, please contact Diana Hanks-Hasan with Gateway Constructors at (314) 524-9155 or by email at diana.hanks@gcinc.com. Walk-in applications are also accepted at the I-64 Project Office located at 8474 Delport Dr, St. Louis, MO, 63114. Walk-ins are accepted Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

If you have questions regarding Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), please contact April Hendricks-Brown at (314) 524-9251 or by email at April.Hendricks-Brown@modot.mo.gov

If you have questions regarding workforce diversity, please contact Jervey Brown at (314) 524-9252 or by email at James.Brown@modot.mo.gov

In May 2006, the I-64 Workforce Utilization Plan Partnering Agreement was signed by MoDOT, local contractors and union representatives, minority contractors and community groups. All pledged to work together to increase the number of trained workers for the I-64 project. They also agreed to create an I-64 Workforce Advisory Committee to identify pre-apprenticeship training programs, recommend these programs for funding and monitor them for accountability and producing trainees ready for heavy highway construction apprenticeships.

I-64 Workforce Advisory Committee Members:

  • Rev. Tommie Pierson, Metropolitan Congregations United (Chairman)
  • Patricia Blackwell, St. Louis Lambert Airport Authority (MHR)
  • John Gaal, Carpenters’ District Council of Greater Saint Louis and Vicinity (Vice Chairman)
  • Eddie Hasan, MOKAN
  • Tom Jones, St. Louis Agency On Training & Employment (SLATE)
  • Len Toenjes, Associated General Contractors of St. Louis
  • Kevin Triggs, East West Gateway Council of Governments
  • Teresa Willis, Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT)