Commuters in Buchanan County might want to take note: Starting today, December 30, emergency concrete repairs are set to begin on the Interstate 229 southbound bridge over Poulin Street, affecting traffic flow. According to an announcement by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), the southbound driving lane will be closed with repairs happening around the clock.
Maintaining the backbone of daily transit, MoDOT crews will be focusing on fixing the bridge surface, an action set to narrow a path usually bustling with the daily grind of tires. The closure, as detailed by MoDOT, is "tentatively scheduled to be completed by Thursday, January 2 at 10 a.m."
Weather, that ever-present arbiter, is said to be the deciding factor in the work's progression. Schedules are subject to shifts with the whims of weather. MoDOT has advised drivers to plan their routes with possible delays in mind, suggesting the use of their travel information platform to check for potential work zones at traveler.modot.org.
In an effort to ameliorate the struggles faced by the workaday traveler, MoDOT requests cooperation from the public with their safety measures. "MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phone down, slowing down and moving over in work zones."
