MACON – Weather permitting, July 18-19, Interstate-70 Westbound in Montgomery County will have the driving lane closed for bridge deck repair at the Loutre River Bridge, located west of Danville, back to the Missouri Route 161 interchange. The work will be performed at night beginning at 8:00 p.m. on July 18th and will reopen at 5:30 a.m. on July 19th. If needed to complete the work, the lane will then close again at 8:00 p.m. on July 19th and reopen at 5:30 a.m. on July 20th. The truck parking area will also be closed during these times.
“This bridge deck is deteriorating and needing repairs,” said MoDOT Area Engineer Erik Maninga. “This project will help extend the life of the bridge, until its replacement next year,” he added.
Concrete Strategies LLC of St. Louis, Missouri, was awarded the contract in the amount of $294,750.
Changeable message boards will be used to notify motorists of future traffic impacts.
For more information contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK MoDOT (275-6636). All information for this project can be found on our website at http://www.modot.org/northeast/major_projects/montgomery.htm. We also encourage motorists to sign up for email and text alerts at https://www6.modot.mo.gov/eMoDOTWeb/jsp/signon/signon.jsp so that they can receive notifications on this project, as well as, other work planned around the region.