HANNIBAL - Weather permitting, immediately following Memorial Day weekend, Tuesday, May 31 marks the start of the 60-day closure of the Route U Mark Twain Lake boat ramp in Monroe County, located one-half mile from Missouri Route 107, just west of Florida.
Work continues to progress on the project, including roadway embankment slide repairs and multiple culvert replacements, at this location. Mark Twain Lake will be inaccessible from Route U as the road will be closed from MO 107 extending approximately one mile west. While this closure is in place, lake access is available nearby, approximately 1.25 miles north, on MO 107.
A signed detour has been in place since last July when a section of the road collapsed due to unstable soil conditions. The detour will remain in place while work is being completed. Schedule changes could occur due to weather or material availability.
The $822,543 contract was awarded to Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., for the grading, pavement and culvert replacement project earlier this year.
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