HOPKINS, Mo. – Route JJ in Nodaway County will soon close for a bridge replacement project.

Contractors from Widel, Inc. of Blackwater, Missouri, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to close the road to all traffic at the bridge over the One Hundred and Two River on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. The bridge is located just west of Hopkins. The closure is anticipated to last through June 2016. Motorists will need to use an alternate route.

All work is weather permitting and schedules are subject to change.