What/Where: Southbound I-49 OPEN to traffic south of I-44 in Joplin following completion of Phase I of pavement replacement project
When: As of 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 13
Details: Southbound I-49 was closed the week of April 5 from I-44 south approximately 1.4 miles in Joplin to replace concrete pavement. Phase II of this project, both northbound lanes of I-49, is scheduled to begin Monday, April 19. All northbound lanes will CLOSE ‘round the clock for up to 16 days between I-44 and a point approximately 1.4 miles south. Route FF (32 Street) northbound ramps also will be CLOSED. Drivers will be directed to signed detours using Business Loop 49 (Range Line Road/Gateway Drive), I-44 and Missouri Route 59.
Once pavement replacement is finished in the northbound lanes, contractor crews will go back and perform a smoothing process in the southbound- and northbound lanes to complete the final driving surface.
Weather and/or construction delays will alter the schedule.
(For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest)
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