Missouri’s September analysis highlights bridge rehabilitation and resurfacing. Historical job-order pricing units remain unresolved, so no Index or component scores are shown.
One score summarizing project activity, demand, capacity, operating pressure, and near-term opportunity.
September awards include bridge rehabilitation and Northeast resurfacing.
Midwest (PADD 2) diesel: $6.526/gallon, September 28.
Construction employment: 160,600 in September, preliminary.
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Executive read: Missouri’s September analysis highlights bridge rehabilitation and resurfacing. Historical job-order pricing units remain unresolved, so no Index or component scores are shown. Contract values are not hauling budgets or guaranteed loads.
The September 18 award summary lists $2,463,881.00 to Louis-Company, LLC, awarded October 7. The combined scope covers 19 bridge rehabilitations in one group and 12 in another. Rehabilitation totals do not by themselves establish earthwork or hauling demand.
The award summary lists $4,324,043.29 to W. L. Miller Company, awarded October 7, for Route 11 resurfacing across Adair, Knox, Linn and Sullivan counties and Route 6 work in Adair County.
These contracts cover guardrail improvements at multiple locations. The 0.99 entries in the award table are pricing factors, not dollar awards. Confirm the contract ceiling and released job orders before estimating material or equipment requirements.
Midwest (PADD 2) diesel was $6.526 per gallon for the week of September 28. This is a regional benchmark, not a Missouri pump price. Include fuel adjustments, return mileage and waiting time when comparing route economics.
Seasonally adjusted Missouri construction employment was 160,600 in September, a 5.7% increase from a year earlier. September is preliminary. Employment provides a capacity proxy, not a count of available trucks or drivers.
The September 18 source lists awards dated October 7. The historical tables mix conventional dollar awards and job-order pricing factors; a consistent twelve-month dollar baseline has not been reconciled. Some special provisions describe anticipated maximum budgets rather than final awarded dollars. Missing archive months are not treated as zero activity. This edition provides selected verified project facts and operating context without composite or component scores.
Prepared October 28, 2026. Observations are anchored to September.
The Iron Index is Iron Sheepdog’s proprietary market assessment. Its derivation is proprietary and is not published. This analysis-only edition does not meet the verified-data requirements for scores. Project values do not establish hauling revenue or guaranteed work.
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