Lawrence County – I-44 lanes will be CLOSED at night near Mile Marker 42.6 as part of a project to rehabilitate the Lawrence County Road 1100 bridge over I-44 west of Mt. Vernon Monday through Thursday, April 1-4, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
Contractor crews will be setting girders for the bridge. The bridge will remain CLOSED until mid-summer to complete the project.
Traffic impacts:
- All lanes of I-44 will be CLOSED between Missouri Route 97 and Lawrence County Route H between 8 p.m.-6 a.m., Monday-Thursday, April 1-4
- All lanes of I-44 will be OPEN during daytime hours
- Traffic will be directed along this signed detour:
- Eastbound traffic will be diverted south on Missouri Route 97 (Exit 38), east on Outer Road 44 to Lawrence County Route H, back to eastbound I-44 (Exit 44)
- Westbound traffic will be diverted on to Lawrence County Route H (Exit 44), west to Missouri Route 97, back to westbound I-44 (Exit 38)
- No signed detours for Lawrence County Road 1100 closure, drivers are urged to find alternate routes
- Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone
The current structure was built in 1964 and is experiencing increasing deterioration. Approximately 215 vehicles cross the bridge daily.
Weather and/or construction delays could alter the work schedule.
This work is part of a three-year project to improve 25 bridges within 15 miles of I-44 across the Southwest District. Of the 25 bridges in the project, known as the I-44 Corridor Bridge Bundle, seven (7) are mainline I-44 bridges, five (5) are I-44 overpass bridges and the remaining bridges are on adjacent routes over various features. Sixteen (16) bridges will be replaced and nine (9) bridges will receive major rehabilitation work. So far, 17 bridges in the project have been completed.
More information about this project can be found on the project website – I-44 Corridor Bridge Bundle.
Project Details:
- Prime Contractor – The ESS Team
- Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. – Columbia
- Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. – St. Louis
- Total Project Cost: $43.2 million
- Contract Completion Date: September 30, 2024
The ESS Team is a partnership of engineering and construction firms that will design and construct the project with oversight by MoDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.
For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest
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