Mitchell Avenue at the Belt intersection in St. Joseph will close to traffic starting Monday.

Contractors from Mega Industries Corporation, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, will remove the old pavement at the intersection and lay new pavement Monday through Thursday and August 15-18.

Route YY (Mitchell Avenue) at U.S. Route 169 (Belt Highway) will be closed around-the-clock and traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction on the Belt.

The first closure will begin at approximately 7 a.m. on Monday. Contractors plan to reopen access across the Belt Highway at Mitchell by 5 p.m. Thursday, August 11. They will close the road again on Monday, August 15 through Thursday, August 18, during the same hours.

During the closure, all business entrances on Mitchell Avenue will be accessible, traffic will only be restricted from crossing or accessing the Belt Highway from Mitchell Avenue. Motorists traveling north and south on the Belt Highway may notice delays and will not be able to turn onto Mitchell Avenue from the Belt Highway.