Roundabout construction to impact Fir Road. exit

JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — Starting Tuesday morning at seven, the southbound ramp on I-49 at the Fir Road exit will be closed.

Drivers will be detoured to the Fairview exit to Chapel Road south. The new single-lane roundabout at Fir Road and Dr. Russell Smith Way will be open to traffic.

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This traffic pattern will remain in place until early 2025 as part of the ongoing project to build a roundabout at that intersection. It’s a 50/50 cost-share project between the City of Carthage and the Missouri Department of Transportation.

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