PETTIS/BENTON COUNTIES - Several bridges in Pettis and Benton Counties will be among some of the first bridges to receive improvements as part of the Missouri Department of Transportation's Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. The following bridges will be featured during an open-house community briefing on March 3, 2009:

Pettis County
Route Y, Muddy Creek Bridge (located two miles west of Route 127)
Route H, Muddy Creek Bridge (located four miles west of Route 65)
Route E, Basin Fork Creek Bridge (located one mile south of Route B)
Route E, Flat Creek Bridge (located 3.5 miles south of Route B)

Benton County
Route C, Brush Creek Bridge (located 10 miles west of Route 65)

The bridge deck on each of these bridges will be replaced. Work is planned for spring, summer and fall 2009 and each bridge will be closed for several weeks during the work. The two bridges on Route E in Pettis County will not be closed at the same time.

The community briefing will be held as follows. MoDOT staff will be on hand to discuss details about the project plans and proposed detours.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009
MoDOT's Sedalia Maintenance Facility
2200 South Limit
4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

The public may attend the community briefing at anytime during the advertised hours. For more information or accessibility information for the physically disabled, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636) or TTY 1-800-735-2966 for the hearing impaired.

The Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program will improve 800 of Missouri's worst bridges in five years. Ninety bridges will be replaced or repaired in the mid-Missouri area as a part of this program. For more information or a complete listing of bridges included in the program, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636) or log onto www.modot.org.