JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has announced the completion of bridge rehabilitation work on the U.S. Route 63 connector ramp to U.S. Route 54 north of Jefferson City. The completion results in the reopening of the ramp one week ahead of schedule.
While the project was originally scheduled to take two weeks, MoDOT says that initial examination of the bridge found that while repairs were needed, they were not as extensive as originally thought. That reduced the timeline of the work and the closure.
“We are happy to report the earlier-than-anticipated opening of the ramp,” said MoDOT Assistant Central District Engineer Randy Aulbur. “We are extremely grateful for the understanding and patience shown by commuters over the past week that this ramp has been closed.”
Aulbur emphasized that while the ramp is opening, one lane of the Route 94 overpass will remain closed until early September, while rehabilitation work shifts to that bridge.
This work is part of a project to improve the driving surface and complete bridge rehabilitation work along Route 63 from Route B in Boone County to Route 54 north of Jefferson City. A contractor working for MoDOT is also upgrading guardrail and making improvements to several bridges. To learn more about the project, go to modot.org/boonecallaway63resurfacing.
All work is weather permitting and could be delayed. For more information and updates about this project or other transportation-related matters, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636) or visit modot.org/central. Follow the MoDOT Central Missouri District on Facebook and Twitter for project updates.
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