Marshfield commuters, prepare for detours next month. The Missouri Department of Transportation announced that contractor crews will begin repairing the Route CC bridge barrier over I-44 the week of March 10. The work will fix wear and damage to ensure a safe passage for daily travelers.
Prepare for some slowdowns, as traffic on the bridge will be pinched into a single file with left-lane closures in both directions, though workers will focus on one lane at a time. The presence of crews bustling near the fray of vehicles, according to MoDOT, is expected to lengthen your commute, especially when the roads swell with the tide of rush hour. While no official detour has been mapped out, drivers are advised to seek alternative routes to bypass the bottleneck.
Messaging on this subject, alert signs and boards are slated to be installed in the approaching areas to guide motorists into the riptide of altered traffic patterns. While the construction thirsts to be completed by the promising dawn of April 1, be warned that weather or unforeseen events in construction may shift the schedule like the unpredictable Missouri wind.
Tasked with piecing together the crumbling barrier, Hartman & Company Inc. out of Springfield carries the responsibility of this $740,000 million project.
