Weather permitting, April 26, the Missouri Department of Transportation and its contractor, Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., have scheduled the following temporary closures affecting some of the Interstate 70 outer roads at the Missouri Route 19 interchange at New Florence:
- North Outer Road of I-70/Bloonslick Road, west of MO 19 at Fastlane (two-week duration).
- South Outer Road of I-70/Tree Farm Road east of MO 19, near Love’s Travel Stop (approximately three-week duration).
- The South Outher Road of I-70 west of MO 19 is currently closed and will remain closed over the next several months until the south roundabout is complete.
Message boards will be placed on Missouri Route 19 to alert motorists of closures.
Drivers will continue to experience additional various temporary traffic impacts over the next few months when traveling on I-70 and MO 19, near New Florence.
The following traffic impacts will also be in effect with all work occurring during the nighttime hours of 8:00 p.m. – 5:30 a.m.:
- Week of April 17 - MO 19 south of I-70 will be reduced to one lane with flaggers used for traffic control while shoulder widening, asphalt work and barrier wall placements are completed. All ramps at Route 19 and access to the south outer road/Tree Farm Road will remain open. Flaggers will direct motorists through the work zone.
- Intermittent lane closures will continue over the next month along I-70 affecting the inside lanes between mile markers 174 and 176 for concrete placement for the new bridge. All ramps at Missouri Route 19 will remain open.
- Intermittent rolling lane closures will continue along I-70 between mile markers 174 and 176 to move equipment in and out of the median.
- The week of April 17 or 24, EB I-70 will be reduced to one lane from mile marker 176-177 for shoulder strengthening.
Work Zone Awareness Week is April 17 – 21 – work with us in the work zone! Please remember to obey all work zone signs and personnel. All work zones are online at www.modot.org/northeast, and you can receive the latest news about road work in your area by signing up for e-updates, receiving emails or text messages about road work that’s happening on the roads, projects or counties near you!