TRAFFIC ALERT: Schedule Change for Guardrail Work on Route 86 in Joplin, Phase 2 Now from March 4-8

Where: On Missouri Route 86 (Hearnes Boulevard) between 44th Street and 50th Street in Joplin

When: 7 p.m.-6 a.m., Monday-Friday, March 4-8

What: Contractor crews installing guardrail in two locations

Traffic Impacts:

  • One lane of Route 86 CLOSED during nighttime hours in each direction where crews are working installing guardrail between 44th Street and 50th Street in Joplin
  • One lane of Route 86 will be OPEN at all times in each direction during Phase 2
  • All lanes of Route 86 will be OPEN during daytime hours during Phase 2
  • Drivers may experience delays and slow moving traffic
  • Drivers should watch for crews and equipment close to traffic
  • No signed detour
  • Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone
  • Drivers urged to find alternate routes
  • Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule. 

 

 

For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest

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