FAUCETT, Mo. – Route 116 in Buchanan County will close next week for a culvert replacement.

Local crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation plan to close Route 116 south of Faucett from the I-29 Overpass Bridge to Route Y. The road will be closed on Monday, July 18 at 7 a.m. and will be closed around the clock, reopening on Friday, July 22 at 2:30 p.m.

All work is weather permitting and schedules are subject to change. Motorists will need to use an alternate route during the closure.