Show-Me State Times

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has announced its planned highway maintenance and construction work in Northwest Missouri for the week of January 27 to February 2. The department cautions that weather conditions may alter schedules, urging drivers to check updates on the MoDOT Traveler Information Map or app.

Drivers are encouraged by MoDOT to "work with us by buckling up, putting your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones."

In Atchison County, U.S. Route 136 will undergo pothole patching from the Brownville Bridge to Route M on January 28-29.

Caldwell County faces a closure on Route D at the Shoal Creek Bridge due to deck deterioration. This bridge is slated for replacement under the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program's January 2025 contractor letting. Additionally, Route M will be closed for culvert replacement between NE Chicago Drive and U.S. Route 36 on January 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Chariton County's Route 11 remains closed at the Salt Creek Bridge for a replacement project expected through March 2025.

In Carroll County, Route J is closed at the Bridge Creek Bridge for a similar project lasting until May 2025. Meanwhile, bridge maintenance is scheduled for Route E over U.S. Route 65 from January 27-30.

Daviess County has multiple closures scheduled:

- On January 27, culvert replacements will close Route M from County Road 265 to County Road 280 and Route V from Quarry Road to Shady Road between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

- From January 27-31, pothole patching will occur on Route MM.

- Additional closures include:

- On January 28:

- Route M between County Road 290 and Vista Road

- Route V between Quarry Road and Route 190

- On January 29:

- Another segment of Route V between Shady Road and Route190

Nodaway County sees continued closure of Route NN at Platte River Bridge west of Parnell due to deterioration; this bridge is also set for contractor letting in March under the same statewide program.

Finally, Putnam County’s North Blackbird Creek Bridge on Route129 remains closed for rehabilitation through February as part of Capital-Horner & Shifrin’s NWBB (Northwest Bridge Bundle) program projects.