The Missouri Department of Transportation and contractors are busy working on numerous projects in southwest Missouri. KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro has more.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson helped launch the statewide bridge repair and replacement program in May of 2019, with 50 million dollars from the General Revenue fund. Funding for the program has now grown to 351 million dollars, with a plan to repair or replace 250 bridges throughout Missouri.
On Wednesday, MODOT reopened Missouri Route 96 bridge over White Oak Creek in Jasper County near Avilla. Contractor crews replaced the old bridge with a new structure, which is two feet higher, 16 feet wider, and 15 feet longer and includes shoulders. While U.S. Route 54-to-Northbound I-49 on-ramp, mile marker 102 near Nevada will be closed for four hours starting tonight from 11 pm until 3 am. Interstate 49 and Route 54 will remain open.
Electronic message boards near the planned road work will alert drivers to any changes in the work schedule. Visit MODOT.org/Southwest for more information on bridge and road closures. For 89 9 KRPS, I’m Fred Fletcher-Fierro
