ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Work will close one lane in both directions on Interstate 29 in Buchanan County next week.

Contractors working with the Missouri Department of Transportation will closed both the northbound and southbound passing lanes between U.S. Route 169 at Exit 50 and the Cook Road overpass. Crews will be placing additional protection around the piers (support structures) located in the median of I-29 for these two overpasses. All work will be conducted during daylight hours. The work is highly weather dependent and could be rescheduled.

The work is part of the resurfacing project on I-29 from Business 71 north of St. Joseph to 1.5 miles south of Route O, near Pigeon Creek. With the pier protection planned for next week, all work on the northbound lanes will be completed. Work on the southbound lanes is planned for the spring of 2016.