RULO, Neb. (AP) – Authorities say US-159 connecting the Big Lake area of northwest Missouri with Rulo in southeast Nebraska has been reopened.

The Nebraska Department of Roads and Missouri Department of Transportation say the highway was the last state line river crossing to reopen after flood repairs.

The highway was reopened at 5 p.m. Sunday.

The Army Corps of Engineers released massive amounts of water from the dams along the Missouri River this year to deal with heavy rains and above-average snowmelt, causing record flooding in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and several other states.

The extensive damages to Highway 159 included three large scour holes ranging in size up to 675 feet long, 40 feet wide and 50 feet deep.   More than 172,770 tons of rock was used to fill all the holes.   The sections over the holes were also resurfaced with asphalt and new guard rails were added to both sides of the road.