[News Release] ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of March 27 – April 2 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays. All scheduled maintenance and construction projects are subject to change with weather conditions.
MoDOT reminds the public to stay alert, watch for road work, buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones and in changing weather conditions.
Andrew County
U.S. Route 71 – From Business U.S. 71 (Nodaway County) to Route B for pothole patching, March 27 – 31
Buchanan County
U.S. Route 36 – At the 11th Street Overpass Bridge for maintenance, March 27 – 30
U.S. Route 169 – Sealing, March 27 – 31
Route 116 – From the city limits of Rushville to U.S. Route 169 for chip sealing, March 27 – 31
Caldwell County
U.S. Route 36 – From Route P to Route 13 for shoulder work, March 27 – 31
DeKalb County
Route A – Sealing, March 27 – 31
Route 6 – Pothole patching, March 27 – 31
Routes O – CLOSED from Route 6 to U.S. Route 36 in two mile sections for surface improvements, March 27 – 31, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Routes J – CLOSED from Route 6 to U.S. Route 36 in two mile sections for surface improvements, March 27 – 31, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Gentry County
U.S. Route 136 – From the U.S. Route 169 Junction to Route F for sealing, March 27 – 31
Harrison County
Route Y – CLOSED from E 322nd Avenue to W Main Street in Mt. Moriah for a culvert replacement, March 27, 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Interstate 35 – From the 104 mile marker south of Eagleville to the 98 mile marker north of Bethany for pothole patching and sealing, March 27 – 28
Route 46 – From Route NN to U.S. Route 69 for sealing and pothole patching, March 27 – 31
Route B – CLOSED from Route A to E 222nd Street for a culvert replacement, March 29, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Holt County
U.S. Route 159 and Route C – Pothole patching, March 27 – 31
Linn County
U.S. Route 36 – Bridge flushing, March 27 – 31
U.S. Route 36 – From Route 11 to Route 5 for pavement repair, March 27 – 31
Livingston County
U.S. Route 36 – Bridge flushing, March 27 – 31
U.S. Route 65 – At the Grand River Bridge for maintenance, March 27 – 31
Nodaway County
U.S. Route 71 – From Business U.S. 71 to Route B (Andrew County) for pothole patching, March 27 – 31
U.S. Route 136 – From Route 48 to Route 46 for shoulder work, March 27 – 31
U.S. Route 71 – From Route FF to Hawk Road for drainage work, March 30 – 31
U.S. Route 136 – From Katydid Road to Route F for drainage work, March 30 – 31
Putnam County
Route CC – CLOSED at the South Branch Shoal Creek Bridge for a bridge replacement project. The bridge will be closed through May 2017.
U.S. Route 136 – From Route U to Route H for drainage work, March 28 – 29
Sullivan County
Route WW – CLOSED from Bear Road to Route E for culvert replacements, March 27, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route T – CLOSED from Tiger Road to Ember Road for culvert replacements, March 28, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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