Mercer County Route E West Medicine Creek Bridge now open

Bridge deck replacement project in Mercer, Putnam and Sullivan counties

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The Mercer County Route E West Medicine Creek Bridge, near Harris, reopened yesterday, Thursday, May 28. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted E&C Bridge, LLC to complete a bridge deck replacement project on four bridges in Mercer, Putnam and Sullivan counties.

Listed below are the other bridges included in this project:

  • Sullivan County Route OO over Locust Creek, near Milan, closed through mid-August.
  • The Mercer County Route JJ over West Honey Creek, near Spickard, reopened April 17.
  • Putnam County Route FF over Shoal Creek, near Livonia, reopened May 14.

For more information about this project, visit: Route E, Route FF, Route JJ, and Route OO Bridge Deck Replacement in Multiple Counties | Missouri Department of Transportation.

All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change. MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phones down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org.

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Project Webpage

Route E, Route FF, Route JJ, and Route OO Bridge Deck Replacement in Multiple Counties | Missouri Department of Transportation.

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