ST. JOSEPH, Mo. –The intersection of Route N and Route Y west of Green City will close for the next part of the Roy Blunt Reservoir project. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is administering a US DOT Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant for the construction of transportation improvements around the Roy Blunt Reservoir project. Contractors from Capital Paving and Construction, LLC., working with MoDOT, plan to close the intersection of Route N and Y beginning Monday, Sept. 23, to reconfigure the intersection and connect to Mayapple Road.
The closure is expected to remain in place until mid-November 2024. A detour will be in place directing motorists to use Routes 5, M and B around the closure.
Crews are currently working to construct three new bridges on Mid-Lake Road. One new bridge on Mayapple Road has been completed. Completion of ADD Alternative paving of Routes N, VV and potentially a portion of Mayapple Road will be completed in 2025 contingent on grant fund availability following completion of all other project work.
The Roy Blunt Reservoir Project (formerly known as the East Locust Creek Reservoir Project) is a cooperative effort between Sullivan County, North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission (NCMRWC) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The BUILD grant project, while separate, is dependent on the schedule and timeline of the reservoir project.
All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change.
More information about the BUILD grant transportation improvements and project timelines can be found on MoDOT’s website at: https://www.modot.org/missouri-route-5-route-n-and-route-vv-new-pavement-construction-sullivan.
To learn more about the Roy Blunt Reservoir project, you can visit the website at https://elcr.info/ or Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/people/North-Central-Missouri-Regional-Water-Commission-ELCR/100044680706501/.
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