ST. JOSEPH –Buchanan County U.S. Route 59 is now closed from Rushville to Atchison, Kansas, including the Amelia Earhart Bridge due to flooding. Motorists can utilize U.S. Route 36 into Kansas as an alternative route.
For the most up-to-date information on this flooding event, visit:
- www.traveler.modot.org/map or download MoDOT’s smartphone app
- www.modot.org/2019-northwest-missouri-flooding
MoDOT is urging everyone to closely monitor conditions in their area, heed all evacuation notices, and never enter a water-covered roadway or drive around barricades.
Flooding may occur with little or no notice. Missouri Department of Transportation crews and our partners are monitoring road conditions closely, but floodwaters can rise quickly, before our crews and other emergency services are able to place barricades across the roadway.
If you come upon a flooded roadway without barricades, do NOT drive through the water. Pull over to a safe location and call the MoDOT’s 24-hour Customer Service line at 888 ASK MODOT (1-888-275-6636) to report it.
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Flooding Website
https://www.modot.org/2019-northwest-missouri-flooding