CRAWFORD COUNTY – Motorists are being advised to be on the lookout for Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews that will be conducting striping operations along the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 44 on Monday.
Striping is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 12, between Cuba (mile marker 208) and Bourbon (mile marker 218), from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Motorists will encounter slow-moving lines of trucks with flashing lights, boards with flashing arrows and signs that say, "Wet Paint." Drivers are reminded to stay behind the last truck in the striping train, which is placed well behind the striping truck. This will give the new paint time to dry and keep drivers from tracking fresh paint across the lanes and damaging the new stripes. It also will prevent paint from getting onto vehicles.
If you do drive through the wet paint, which is water-based, clean your car as quickly as possible with a high-powered water hose such as those used in car washes.
For more information about roadway striping, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636) or visit www.modot.org/central. Follow the MoDOT Central Missouri District on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for project updates.
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