Monroe County Route J is Now Open to Traffic

HANNIBAL – The bridge rehabilitation project on Monroe County Route J, over the Middle Fork Salt River, 0.5 mile east of Route OO, near Duncans Bridge, has been completed and opened to traffic earlier today, April 17.

Included in this contract are two additional bridge rehabilitation projects at the following locations scheduled to begin in Spring of 2024:

  • Route D, located 0.9 mile west of Route E near Santa Fe. (Complete)
  • Route Z, over Brush Creek, approximately two miles north of Route D, near Strother. (In progress with estimated completion in early July)

Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. was awarded the contract earlier this year in the amount of $2,486,413. The bridges are expected to be completed and re-open by July 1, 2024.

For more information on this and other projects in your area, please contact MoDOT’s Customer Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK MODOT (275-6636). You can also visit us online at www.modot.mo.gov/northeast.

April 15-19 is Work Zone Awareness Week. Work with us in the work zone!  Please remember to obey all work zone signs and personnel.  With an increased number of highway work zones in Missouri, we urge all drivers to  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.

Districts Involved
Northeast