A stretch of Interstate 29 in western Iowa that has been closed for months because of flooding along the
Missouri River will soon be back in business.

The Iowa Department of Transportation says Monday that a 34-mile section of I-29 from the Missouri border to near Pacific Junction will reopen this week. Portions of the highway have been closed since June.

When it reopens, temporary lane crossovers will be in place near Hamburg with 2-way traffic so repairs can made to a damaged bridge.

Two exits will also remain closed – at Iowa Highway 333 to Hamburg and Iowa Highway 2 to Nebraska City in Nebraska.  Flooding along the Missouri continued into early September, when the river finally dropped to more normal levels.

Missouri officials have said they can open Interstate 29 at Rockport once Iowa opens their closed section of the highway.