HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, a resurfacing project located on Route K in Adair County, from Missouri Route 6 to Missouri Route 11, is expected to begin mid-April. The length of the improvement is 17.3 lane miles.
The $19.1 M contract, awarded last year to Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. of Columbia, Missouri, includes several additional resurfacing projects. The remaining work in the contract will be completed by W.L. Miller Company with all projects scheduled for completion by June 30, 2023:
- Scotland/Schuyler County, Route T – From Route A in Schuyler County to Missouri Route 15 in Scotland County (20.6 lane miles).
- Adair County, Route J – From Route A to Missouri Route 6 (27.2 lane miles).
Traffic will be reduced to one lane during the day at the location where crews are actively working for the duration of the project, For the safety of the crews and the traveling public, we would like to remind drivers to be attentive in work zones and put down your cell phones to eliminate distractions.
Flaggers and a pilot car will direct motorists through the work zone. Workers will be present during daylight hours, Monday through Friday, weather permitting. A 10-foot width restriction will be in place for the duration of the project. All work is weather dependent and schedules are subject to change.
The following six additional routes included in this bundle were completed last year.
- Macon/Linn County, Route J – From Missouri Route 129 in Linn County to U.S. Route 63 in Macon County (49.9 lane miles).
- Macon County, Route JJ - From Aspen Street to Route J (6 lane miles)
- Schuyler County, Route N – From Iowa state line to U.S. Route 136 (16 lane miles).
- Macon County, Route HH – From Route J to Missouri Route 3 (13.7 lane miles).
- Schuyler County, Route E – From U.S. Route 63 to Route A (19.1 lane miles).
- Schuyler/Adair County, Route A – From U.S. Route 136 in Schuyler County to U.S. Route 63 in Adair County (42.5 lane miles).
- Macon County, Route EE – From beginning of state maintenance to Missouri Route 3 (4.6 lane miles).
These projects are part of Gov. Parson’s Rural Road program. The state’s approved Fiscal Year 2023 budget provided an additional $100 million in General Revenue for work on Missouri’s low volume rural roads. Using asset management data, MoDOT has identified approximately 1700 lane miles of low volume roads ranked in Poor Condition. By next summer, these 113 locations will receive resurfacing treatments of hot mix asphalt to improve the road conditions.
With an increased number of highway work zones in Missouri, it is super important all drivers pay attention every second while driving, especially through a work zone. Be informed of your route by checking the MoDOT Traveler Information Map before you leave to see if you will encounter any work zones. You can also subscribe to counties, various routes or even projects online at Customer Service Signon (mo.gov). Be sure you and all your passengers are buckled up, and please put the phone down while driving.