TRAFFIC ALERT:

Missouri Route 38 and Webster/Dallas County Route UU CLOSED in Areas Week of Jan. 21

What: Dallas/Webster County Route UU and Missouri Route 38 CLOSED in areas near Elkland for drain pipe replacement projects  

When/Where:

  • 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, Dallas/Webster County Route UU south of Glenrock Road near Elkland
  • 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, Missouri Route 38 east of Webster County Route AA near Elkland
  • Roads open at night 

Why: MoDOT crews replacing deteriorating drain pipes underneath the state highways to keep water from pooling underneath and next to the roadway which could cause deterioration of the road bed 

Traffic Impacts:

  • Roads CLOSED only where crews are set up working
  • Drivers will be able to get to driveways and entrances on either side of the work zones, but will not be able to travel through the work zones
  • Drivers urged to find alternate routes. No signed detours are planned.
  • Electronic message boards located near the planned road work will alert drivers to any changes in the work schedule
  • Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts 

(Weather and/or construction delays will alter the work schedule) 

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(For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest

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