Claim: "Our state transportation department already has a heavy debt load and has paid more than $700 million in debt payments in just the last two years."
Fact-check: Smith's statement on MoDOT's debt adds up, but needs context
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Zara Mcdowell-Barker
Date published: 2019-05-08T00:00:00