TRAFFIC ALERT: Route 66 CLOSED in Joplin for Water Pipe Repair Dec. 6-8

Where: Missouri Route 66 (7th Street) between Vermont Avenue and Park Avenue in Joplin

When: 7 a.m., Friday, December 6 through 7 p.m., Sunday, December 8

What: Missouri American Water crews making repairs to water pipe

Traffic Impacts:

• Route 66 (7th Street) CLOSED between Vermont Avenue and Park Avenue
• Drivers will be directed along a signed detour of Michigan Avenue north to 5th Street, right on Elm Street, right on 4th Street and right on McConnell Avenue
• Access will be maintained to all businesses
• Drivers should find alternate route
• Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone
• Check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.

For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest

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