Putnam County Route U now open

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Putnam County Route U bridge over East Locust Creek, located just south of Iowa, is now open following a rehabilitation project through the Northwest Bridge Bundle Project. The Capital - Horner & Shifrin team, working with the Missouri Department of Transporation through a design-build contract, reopened the bridge on Friday, Nov. 15.

The Northwest Bridge Bundle is a Design-Build project which will replace or rehabilitate 31 poor-condition bridges in north central Missouri. The full list of bridges to be replaced can be found on the Northwest Bridge Bundle web page.

Design-build is a project delivery method in which one contracting team is selected to design and build the highway improvement under one contract. MoDOT provides the project goals, budget and schedule and the contractor team completes the work. This technique has been known to significantly save time and provide cost savings.

MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org.

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Northwest Bridge Bundle web page