JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Ramps along U.S. Route 63 in the Columbia/Prathersville area will close as part of a resurfacing project. Contractors from Capital Paving and Construction LLC, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, are working along southbound U.S. Route 63 today, Sept. 16, which closed the U.S. Route 763 off-ramp this morning, and the on- and off-ramps at Prathersville Road this afternoon. They plan to close the on- and off-ramps at Oakland Gravel Road and the off-ramp at Route B later today.
More ramp closures are planned between 7:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. As always, all scheduled work is subject to change.
Planned closures for Tuesday, Sept. 17 (Note that the ramps will not be closed simultaneously, but the contractor will work on one ramp at a time, in the order listed below.):
- On-ramp from Route B to northbound U.S. Route 63.
- Off-ramp from northbound U.S. Route 63 to Oakland Gravel Road.
- On-ramp from Oakland Gravel Road to northbound U.S. Route 63.
- Off-ramp from northbound U.S. Route 63 to Prathersville Road.
- On-ramp from Prathersville Road to northbound U.S. Route 63.
Planned closures for Wednesday, Sept. 18:
- Oakland Gravel Road overpass over U.S. Route 63.
- On- and off-ramp for northbound U.S. Route 63 at Oakland Gravel Road. These ramps will be closed at the same time to allow crews to work safely on the east end of the Oakland Gravel Road overpass.
- Prathersville Road overpass over U.S. Route 63 will close when the work at Oakland Gravel Road overpass is complete.
- On- and off-ramp for northbound U.S. Route 63 at Prathersville Road. These ramps will be closed at the same time to allow crews to work safely on the east end of the Prathersville Road overpass.
Planned closures for Thursday, Sept. 19:
- Oakland Gravel Road overpass over U.S. Route 63.
- On- and off-ramp for southbound U.S. Route 63 at Oakland Gravel Road. These ramps will be closed at the same time to allow crews to work safely on the west end of the Oakland Gravel Road overpass.
- Prathersville Road overpass over southbound U.S. Route 63 will close when the work at Oakland Gravel Road overpass is complete.
- On- and off-ramp for U.S. Route 63 at Prathersville Road. These ramps will be closed at the same time to allow crews to work safely on the west end of the Prathersville Road overpass.
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