Road improvements in six Missouri counties starting July 8, 2024

MISSOURI (KOAM) -- The Missouri Department of Transportation announces various road improvement projects beginning the week of July 8, 2024.

According to MDOT , drivers in Benton, Hickory, Newton, Polk, Taney, and Webster counties can expect lane closures and occasional traffic delays. Crews will be working to seal the road with a mixture of rock and oil. The treatment is used to help preserve the roadway.

Project Locations:

• Benton County
  • Route BB between U.S. Route 65 north of Warsaw and Waterview Drive east of Warsaw
• Benton & Hickory County
  • Missouri Route 83 between U.S. Route 54 east of Butcher and Warsaw Avenue in Warsaw
• Newton County
  • Route J between Missouri Route 59 in Diamond and Missouri Route 37 in Wentworth
  • Route V between Old Highway 71 west of I-49 and Bonnie Lane west of Diamond
• Polk County
  • Missouri Route 123 between north of East 340th Road and 372nd Road south of Humansville
• Taney County
  • Missouri Route 76 between Route FF in Taneyville and Dalton Road north of Brownbranch
  • Missouri Route 176 between U.S. Route 65 south of Saddlebrooke and U.S. Route 160 north of Walnut Shade
• Webster County
  • Route C between Loveland Street in Seymour and Route P north of Seymour
  • Route BB between Route K in Seymour and the Webster/Douglas County line
  • Route NN between Cardwell Chapel Road and Bluejay Road south of Diggins

Traffic Impacts:

• Drivers can expect one-lane traffic with flaggers and a pilot vehicle guiding them through the work zones. Drivers on side roads are encouraged to wait for the pilot vehicle before entering the state routes.
• Drivers may be stopped for up to 15 minutes
• Drivers urged to find alternate routes. No signed detours are planned.
• Local residents will be able to get to driveway and entrances along the road
• Electronic message boards located near the planned road work will alert drivers to any changes in the work schedule

For more information about the projects or to find more traffic delays and road work in the area, click here.

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