 Route 54 in Lake Ozark to Close for One Hour Tonight
All lanes of Route 54 between the Osage River Bridge and the Route 242 interchange will be closed for one hour beginning at midnight tonight to allow Ameren Missouri to repair power lines damaged by Monday night’s storm. Motorists will be detoured along Route 242 and Business 54 across the Bagnell Dam during the closure.
Local law enforcement and Missouri Department of Transportation staff are working with Ameren Missouri officials to coordinate the closure. Electronic message boards and other traffic control tools will be put in place to help direct traffic around the work zone.
Following the one-hour closure, the speed limit on that same stretch of Route 54 will be reduced to 40 mph from 6:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday to enable Ameren Missouri to work on overhead power lines.
“We know this is a busy time for the Lake of the Ozarks area, and we want to thank everyone for their cooperation during this brief road closure,” said MoDOT District Engineer David Silvester. "Closing the road will help us keep travelers safe while Ameren Missouri performs some critical repairs that will ensure local businesses and residents maintain power.”
 2013 Highway Construction and Maintenance Schedule Available
The 2013 highway construction and maintenance season is under way, and MoDOT crews are busy with a variety of maintenance and construction activities, including striping pavement, mowing grass and improving roadways.
To help motorists navigate the work taking place in mid-Missouri this construction season, MoDOT’s Central District has compiled a list of scheduled maintenance and construction projects. The list, which is broken down by county, notes whether the work will take place during the day or at night and when the project will be finished.
Crews will work to keep traffic disruptions to a minimum but motorists should be prepared for minor delays throughout the construction season.
In addition to the 2013 work zone list, travelers are encouraged to check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map at www.modot.org to get the latest road conditions before traveling.
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MoDOT plans to make roadway and bridge improvements to Route D in Phelps County. The project involves replacing the bridge on Route D over the BNSF railroad and realigning a short section of roadway.
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The state’s proposed five-year transportation improvement program, which was presented to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission today, contains only one major highway project for central Missouri in the coming years.
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Draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, 2014-2018
Move Over for Work Zones. Don't Zone Out.
It's that time of year. Work zones will be popping up on roads throughout central Missouri. MoDOTispartnering with the traveling public and law enforcement agencies to make sure everyone gets home safely.
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