UPDATE - Lane Restrictions for Bridge Painting Scheduled for Missouri Route 156 in Knox County

See scheduling changes below in bold.

HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, as early as May 5, a bridge painting project will begin on Missouri Route 156, over North River, 0.28 mile west of Missouri Route 15, near Novelty in Knox County. Work is anticipated to be complete by early June.

Missouri Route 156 will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction on the bridge and temporary signals utilized for traffic control. All work is weather dependent and schedules are subject to change. Signs and message boards will be in place to alert motorists, as schedule changes occur.

Included in this contract are three additional bridges at the following locations:

  • Missouri Route 11 - Bridge over North Fork South Fabius River, 1.4 miles west of Missouri Route 15, near Baring, in Knox County (tentatively scheduled for mid-May)
  • U.S. Route 136 - Bridge over BNSF Railway, 0.21 mile west of South Street, in Medill in Clark County
  • Route P - Bridge over BNSF Railway, 3.23 miles south of Missouri Route 11, near Kenwood in Knox County

Omega Coatings & Construction, LLC was awarded the contract earlier this month in the amount of $514,431. Anticipated completion of the bridge painting work is scheduled for November 1, 2025. 

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). 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, especially through a work zone. Be informed of your route by checking the MoDOT Traveler Information Map before you travel.

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