REMINDER: Putnam County Route U bridge rehabilitation to begin Tuesday

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The next bridge rehabilitation project included in the Northwest Bridge Bundle project is scheduled to begin next month. The Putnam County Route U bridge over East Locust Creek, located just south of Iowa, will close beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3. The project to rehabilitate the bridge is expected to continue through December.

During construction, motorists should seek an alternate route around the closure. The East Locus Creek Bridge was built in 1964 and has a traffic volume of approximately 325 vehicles per day.

"The Northwest Bridge Bundle is a Design-Build project which will replace or rehabilitate 31 poor-condition bridges in north central Missouri, and this bridge is number nine," stated Missouri Department of Transportation Project Director Michael Marriott. The Capital - Horner & Shifrin team was awarded the design-build contract by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission at its meeting in December 2023.

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.

The full list of bridges to be replaced can be found on the Northwest Bridge Bundle web page.

All work is weather permitting and schedules are subject to change.

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