HANNIBAL- Weather permitting, Monday, April 12, the bridge located on Route CC, over Bryant’s Creek, approximately 3.6 miles west of Missouri Route 79 near Elsberry, will close for a bridge replacement project with the anticipation of completion prior to Independence Day.
“The new bridge will be a total of twenty-four feet wide, four feet wider than the existing structure built in 1956,” explained Missouri Department of Transportation Area Engineer Erik Maninga.
Also included in the same contract is a bridge replacement on Route M over King’s Lake, approximately two miles east of Missouri Route 79 near Elsberry. “Work to replace the current 58-year-old bridge is scheduled to begin with the closure on April 19,” Maninga said. The contractor will have 90 days to complete the project with an expected completion by late July. 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.
The contract for these projects was awarded earlier this year to Bleigh Construction Company of Hannibal, Missouri for $1,598,053. Signs will be in place to notify motorists of the upcoming closure.
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