Attention, Mid-Missouri drivers: It's time for the weekly heads-up on what to expect on the roads for the week of February 24 through March 2, 2025. According to MoDOT, maintenance work and construction projects are about to kick into gear, provided the weather doesn't throw a wrench in the works. And remember, courtesy and patience are your best co-pilots as moving operations—including pothole patching and pavement repairs—are set to unfold across the region.
Down to specifics, folks in Boone County should brace themselves for bridge construction on U.S. Route 63, which is sticking to a head-to-head lane configuration between Broadway and Conley Road—expect narrower lanes and reduced speeds until late 2025. Over on Interstate 70, new pavements are on the menu, stretching traffic's patience until January 2027 with intermittent and long-term lane closures.
Moving through the area, Callaway County travelers will hit snags on Route A due to culvert replacements on next Thursday and next Friday, sealing the road from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also, I-70 is getting some nighttime attire changes, with one lane closing between mile markers 147.4 and 148, thanks to railroad bridge work, lasting until the end of March. Farther west, from the Boone County line to Kingdom City, I-70's new pavement construction presses on, the prospect of intermittent lane closures looming for drivers.
Up around Camden County, Route MM toll booth removal is stretching on until May 2025—expect a pinch in the lane space. While over in Cooper County, I-70 is headed for core drilling sessions that will snip away at available lanes from February 24-28. Never missing a beat, Morgan County's Missouri Route 52 is still deep in the dance of pavement work, scheduled to wrap by November 2025. And down in Pulaski County, Routes D and HH will see roadside work unsettling one lane for the same period.
Whether you're traversing the breadth of mid-Missouri or just hopping between a couple of municipalities, this week is chock full of road work sure to test your resolve and timeliness. Take it from MoDOT, who asks that all drivers "work with us by buckling up, putting your phone down, obeying all traffic signs, and slowing down and moving over in work zones." It's not just sound advice; it's plain common sense, steering clear of preventable trouble on the ever-busy Missouri roads.
