Counties Impacted
Taney
Route Impacted
160
76
Completed

Bridge: COMPLETED

  • Replace Bull Shoals Lake bridge
  • Build new bridge just west of existing bridge
  • Prime contractor: Lehman Construction, California, Mo.
  • Construction: September 2017 until fall 2018
  • Total project cost: $10.4 million

Route 160/76 Roundabout:

  • Replace three-way intersection with new roundabout
  • Awarded to contractor in January 2018
  • Construction: Spring until fall 2018
  • Total project estimated cost: $1.4 million
  • Partnership project: Taney County and MoDOT

Traffic Impacts:

  • One-lane traffic at times on Route 76 and on Route 160
  • Route 76 CLOSED up to two weeks at end of bridge project to connect new bridge with existing Route 76

News Releases/Project Updates

  • TRAFFIC ALERT

    10/04/2018

    What: Route 76 traffic switching to new alignment north of new Bull Shoals Lake bridge near Forsyth

    When: 9 a.m., Friday, Oct. 5

    Traffic Impacts:

    • Contractor crews removing crossover lanes and shifting traffic to new stretch of Route 76 between...
  • TRAFFIC ALERT

    09/10/2018

    What: Route 76 traffic switching to new bridge over Bull Shoals Lake near Forsyth 

    When: Mid-morning on Tuesday, Sept. 11 

    Traffic Impacts:

    • Route 76 will remain in one-lane configuration with temporary traffic signals regulating traffic across...
  • TRAFFIC ALERT

    08/28/2018

    What: Route 76 traffic scheduled to shift to new Bull Shoals Lake Bridge 

    When: By late Friday, Aug. 31. However, traffic shift could be delayed until week of Sept. 3 if rain postpones paving operations. 

    Traffic Impacts after switch to new bridge...

  • One-Lane Traffic 'Round the Clock

    08/14/2018

    Forsyth Area, Taney County – Drivers can expect one-lane traffic with temporary traffic signals regulating traffic on Route 76 at the Bull Shoals Lake bridge project east of Forsyth starting Monday, August 20, the Missouri Department of...

  • One-Lane Traffic Round the Clock

    08/07/2018

    Forsyth Area, Taney County - Drivers can expect one-lane traffic with temporary traffic signals regulating traffic on Route 76 at the Bull Shoals Lake bridge project east of Forsyth starting Tuesday, August 14, the Missouri Department of...