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I-70 Narrows to 12' for Bridge Repair Broject

Construction on the Blackwater Bridge in Saline County, Missouri near mile marker 77 will begin on April 20 and will reduce I-70 to a single, 12-foot wide lane in each direction.

The lane reduction will be around the clock through September 2015, and additional pavement work will take place between the bridge and the Cooper County line.

Missouri’s Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is warning of expected heavy congestion and noted backups could extend several miles on high-travel days.Blackwater Bridge Construction Narrows I-70 to 12'

Forty percent of the current traffic in the work zone belongs to trucks, including oversize load travel. This reduction will restrict some wide loads from travel throughout the area entirely.

To try and avoid heavy delays, MoDOT recommends the following alternate routes:

WEST to EAST

  • I-70 to I-470 South to US 50 East (some sections 2-lane) to US 54 East to I-70
  • I-70 to Mo-13 South (2-lane) to US 50 East to US 54 East to I-70
  • I-70 to I-435 to I-29 to US 36

EAST to WEST

  • I-70 to US 63 South to US 50 West (some sections 2-lane) to I-470 North to I-70
  • I-70 to US 63 North to US 36 West to I-29 South to I-435 South to I-70

For additional information on the project visit Mo-DOT’s website.