MORGAN COUNTY - A bridge deck replacement for the Smith Creek Bridge on Route HH in Morgan County has been completed and the bridge opened to traffic on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

The Smith Creek Bridge is located one mile east of Route 5. Work began on August 4 and the bridge was closed to traffic during construction. The Missouri Department of Transportation extends its thanks to motorists for their patience while the work was underway.

The deck replacement cost approximately $165,000.  Don Schneiders Excavating Company, Inc. completed the work.

The improvements are part of MoDOT's Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program, which 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.

Eleven bridges, including the Smith Creek Bridge, have been completed in Central Missouri. Eight-five bridges have been completed statewide.

For more information about the project or for a complete listing of bridges included in the program, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636) or log onto www.modot.org/central. You can also follow MoDOT's Central District on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MoDOT_Central.