ROCK PORT, Mo. – Pavement repairs planned for this week require the closure of one lane of southbound Interstate 29 approximately one mile south of the Iowa state line.

Local maintenance crews plan to close the southbound driving lane of I-29 at the Nishnabotna Bridge beginning Thursday morning, Aug. 31, at 7:30 a.m. It will remain closed until approximately 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1.

MoDOT asks drivers to slow down and use caution while driving through the area.

All scheduled roadwork is weather permitting and subject to change.