JEFFERSON CITY, Mo – Missouri Route 28 in Maries County is set to close at the end of November for the replacement of the Dry Fork Creek Bridge. Construction crews working with the Missouri Department of Transportation anticipate restricting all access to the bridge, located south of Belle, beginning on Monday, Nov. 27.
Built in 1929, the bridge is in poor condition and has reached the end of its useful life. During the project, the nearly 2,100 motorists who use the route each day will be directed around the closure on a signed detour over U.S. Route 63 and Missouri Route 42. The bridge replacement is scheduled to be completed in April 2024.
MoDOT contracted with Lehman Construction, LLC to complete this work and two additional bridge rehabilitations. The Maries County Route C Peavine Creek Bridge and the Maries County Route P Lanes Fork Creek Bridge will both have their decks replaced. Work on Route P is currently ongoing and expected to be completed Dec. 8, 2023. Work on Route C will not begin until Route 28 is reopened.
Each of these projects will require full road closures, with all three expected to be completed by mid-2024. All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change.
For more information, or to sign up for project-specific updates, visit the project’s webpage at https://www.modot.org/missouri-route-28-route-c-and-route-p-bridge-replacement-and-rehabilitations-maries-county.
MoDOT asks all motorists to work with us by buckling up, putting your phone down, obeying all traffic signs, and slowing down and moving over in work zones. Motorists are advised to use extra caution through work zones, obey all traffic signs, and avoid any distractions.
For traffic updates or other transportation-related matters, please call 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (275-6636) or visit our Traveler Information Map. Information is also available 24/7 via social media. Follow the MoDOT Central Missouri District on social media:
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