Jasper/Newton Counties – Segments of I-49 will be CLOSED to traffic for up to 16 days at a time as a project to replace the concrete pavement between I-44 and a point south of Jasper County Route FF (32nd Street) in Joplin begins the week of April 5, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
Contractor crews will remove and replace 1.4 miles of concrete pavement beginning in the southbound lanes. Both lanes of traffic will be closed in each direction ‘round the clock for up to 16 days. When that work is complete, the southbound lanes will be reopened to traffic and crews will move to the northbound lanes. Both northbound lanes will be closed ‘round the clock for up to 16 days while the old pavement is removed and replaced with new concrete.
Traffic Impacts:
- Phase 1:
- All lanes of southbound I-49 CLOSED ’round the clock for up to 16 days for pavement replacement
- All lanes of northbound I-49 open
- Phase 2:
- All lanes of northbound I-49 CLOSED ‘round the clock for up to 16 days for pavement replacement
- All lanes of southbound I-49 open
- Route FF (32nd Street) ramps will be CLOSED in the direction of the work being done
- Expect increased travel times
- Drivers will be directed to signed detour using Business Loop 49, I-44 and Missouri Route 59
Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.
Project Details:
- Prime Contractor: Emery Sapp & Sons, Columbia
- Project completion date: August 1, 2021
- Total project cost: $6.2 million
(For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest)
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