JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Crews are working on the final pieces of the rehabilitation work on Phelps County Route J over Interstate 44 (Exit 169). Deterioration of the bridge deck (driving surface) required rehabilitation to extend its useful life. Barring weather delays, contractors working with the Missouri Department of Transportation expect to wrap up work next week and could reopen the bridge as early as Friday, Aug. 14.
Route 72 (Kingshighway) over I-44 in Rolla (Exit 184) remains under construction. Crews rehabilitating the bridge deck uncovered more extensive deterioration than expected, which added additional time to the first phase of work. They are completing that work now and preparing to move to the next phase. Westbound Kingshighway will remain closed during the second half of the project, while eastbound lanes are expected to remain open. If no further deterioration is found during the second half of the project, the contractor plans to reopen the roadway to westbound traffic in mid-October, weather permitting.
Work on the final bridge in this project is the Phelps County Route E bridge in Rolla at Exit 185. Crews plan to begin removing the sidewalk adjacent to the northbound lanes on the evening of Aug. 17. Nighttime single-lane closures on Route E can be expected through early October. Flaggers will direct traffic nightly through the work zone.
Rehabilitation work is complete on three bridges over I-44 as part of this six-bridge project: Missouri Route 28 in St. Robert (Pulaski County), Phelps County Route D southwest of Doolittle, and Phelps County Road 8490 (Sugar Tree Road) also near Doolittle.
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded a $3,948,366.99 contract for this multi-bridge project to Concrete Strategies, LLC. For more information, visit the websites for these projects. While there, sign up for project-specific email updates:
- Route D, Route E, Route J, County Road 8490, and Kingshighway Bridge Rehabilitation over Interstate 44 in Phelps County | Missouri Department of Transportation
- Missouri Route 28 Bridge Rehabilitation over Interstate 44 in Pulaski County | Missouri Department of Transportation
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