Where: Missouri Route 43/86 (Hearnes Boulevard/Main Street) under I-44 in Joplin
When: Beginning Sunday, October 20 through Friday, October 25
What: Contractor crews will CLOSE one lane of Route 43/86 (Hearnes Boulevard/Main Street) in both directions between the ramps at I-44 while contractor crews remove the bridge deck/driving surface on the westbound I-44 bridge overhead
Traffic impacts:
- One driving lane of Route 43/86 (Hearnes Boulevard/Main Street) CLOSED in both directions at these times:
- 4 p.m., Sunday, October 20 until 2 a.m., Monday, October 21
- 4 p.m., Monday, October 21 until 2 a.m., Tuesday, October 22
- 4 p.m., Tuesday, October 22 until 2 a.m., Wednesday, October 23
- 4 p.m., Wednesday, October 23 until 2 a.m., Thursday, October 24
- 4 p.m., Thursday, October 24 until 2 a.m., Friday, October 25
- All driving lanes OPEN to traffic in both directions between 2 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day
- North- and southbound left turn lanes remain CLOSED
- East- and westbound Route 43/86-to-I-44 on ramps remain CLOSED
- Both I-44 off-ramps at Exit 6 remain OPEN
- Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone
- Watch for equipment and crews entering and exiting the work zone
- Drivers should consider alternate routes during the project
- Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts
Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.
This work is part of a project to rehabilitate the westbound I-44/Missouri Route 43/86 bridge (Exit 6) in Joplin.
For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest
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