Warsaw – Drivers should look for alternate routes when the Main Street bridge over U.S. Route 65 in Warsaw is CLOSED for up to 31 days beginning the week of May 11, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
This bridge is included in Gov. Mike Parson’s $351 million Focus on Bridges program, which will repair or replace 250 bridges across the state.
Contractor crews will install new drainage structures, replace the pavement approaching the east end of the bridge, install new guardrail at both ends of the bridge and apply protective coating underneath the bridge.
Traffic impacts:
- Main Street bridge over Route 65 in Warsaw CLOSED for up to 31 days until mid-to-late June
- Drivers will have access to entrances at either end of the bridge, but will not be able to cross the bridge during the project
- No signed detours are planned
- Drivers urged to find alternate routes around the work zone
- Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zones
The current bridge was built in 1976 and carries approximately 2,000 vehicles per day.
This is part of a larger project that includes repairing the driving surface of the Missouri Route 82 bridge over Hogles Creek near Harper and two culverts – one on Benton County Route MM at White Branch south of Warsaw and the other on Benton County Route H at Brickley Hollow near Edmondson.
Weather and/or scheduling issues could alter the work schedule.
Project background:
- Prime contractor: Widel Inc., Blackwater
- Contract completion date: December 1, 2020 (However, the contractor expects to finish this project much sooner.)
- Total project cost: $550,000
(For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest)
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