Attention Camden County motorists: if Route H is part of your December travel plans, you'll want to pin this update. Local Missouri Department of Transportation crews are getting set to put up the 'Road Closed' signs for culvert replacement work, and it will mean some detours are in your future. Sections of Route H will be shut down mid-month, with operations running from the morning coffee rush at 8:30 a.m. up until teatime at 2:30 p.m., changing up the daily cruise of anyone between Stoutland and Richland, as per Missouri Department of Transportation.
Here's how the closures break it down: Come next Monday, a stretch between Red Robin Road and the northern junction with Camden County Route T (that's west of Stoutland, if you're not familiar) won't be seeing any traffic. Following that, next Tuesday, the portion just east of Bennett Road is taking a pause from the usual buzz. Things keep moving—or rather, stopping—on Dec. 18, with a half-mile stretch east of Bennett Road and the area between Galena Road's twin intersections both going silent. Those with the maps out, plotting new courses, should note that if the heavens open up, these plans might too. Yes, it's all weather-permitting, and yes, changes to this schedule might pop up.
The fine folks at MoDOT aren't just throwing up barriers and calling it a day, though. They're putting out the call for drivers to double down on the safety front—buckle up, give that phone a break, and keep your peepers on those road signs. In work zones, slowing down and moving over isn't just nice; it's necessary. Distracted driving? It's a no-go, especially through these patches where folks are out working.
For those who eat, sleep, and breathe traffic updates or just need to know the ins and outs of transportation gossip, MoDOT's got your back. Just hit up their Traveler Information Map at Missouri Department of Transportation. Or if social media is your jam, they're sharing the word there too, 24/7, because road info never sleeps. Follow the MoDOT Central Missouri District and get the scoop straight to your feeds.
