St. Clair County – Contractor crews are set to CLOSE the Missouri Route 82 bridge over Bear Creek east of Osceola beginning the week of December 1 to rehabilitate the bridge, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.
The bridge is expected to be closed to traffic until late May 2026.
Crews will replace the existing bridge deck/driving surface. In addition, the contractor will add new approach pavement, barrier walls, guardrail at the ends of the bridge and new permanent striping.
This bridge was built in 1978 and is in a deteriorating condition. Approximately 800 vehicles cross the bridge daily.
Traffic Impacts:
- All lanes of Route 82 will be CLOSED over Bear Creek until late May 2026
- Drivers will have access to driveways and entrances on either end of the bridge, but will not be able to drive through the work zone
- Drivers will be directed along a signed detour using Missouri Route 13, U.S. Route 54 and Missouri Route 83
- Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching 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 construction delays could alter the work schedule.
This work is part of a three-year project to improve 20 bridges in seven (7) counties in west central Missouri. Of the 20 bridges in the project, known as the Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle, fourteen (14) bridges will be replaced and six (6) bridges will receive major rehabilitation work. On average, these bridges have been in place for 70 years.
All work in 2025 will be in Cedar and St. Clair counties, where crews will replace or rehabilitate a total of three (3) bridges.
More information about this project can be found on the project website – Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle.
Project Details:
- Prime Contractor – The ESS Team
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- Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. – Columbia
- Bartlett & West – Topeka, Kans.
- Total Project Cost: $38 million
- Contract Completion Date: November 15, 2027
The ESS Team is a partnership of engineering and construction firms that will design and construct the project with oversight by MoDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.
For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest
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