JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation has issued a travel warning for motorists heading westbound on Interstate 70 in western Missouri over the Memorial Day weekend. Due to a bridge deck replacement on I-70 at the Blackwater River bridge in Saline County, westbound traffic is reduced to one lane. In recent weekends, motorists have been experiencing an hour delay in this work zone near mile marker 77.

Motorists heading to Kansas City for the weekend for the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals ballgame series or returning home after leaving the Lake of the Ozarks are advised to use Route 50 or Route 36 as alternate routes to westbound I-70.

Motorists can check real-time travel delays online at MoDOT’s Traveler Information map at http://traveler.modot.org/map or call 1-888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636). MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map is available as a free app for iPhone and Android phone.