The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) announced it will close the southbound I-55 loop ramp exit to northbound Hwy. 67 at Festus and open the newly modified exit from I-55 to Hwy. 67 at 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24.
An animated video with narration describing the traffic movements at the reconfigured Exit 174 is available on the project website.
For additional information about current and upcoming detours and project status, visit the I-55 Corridor Improvement project at “Interstate 55 Corridor Upgrades in Jefferson | Missouri Department of Transportation” within the modot.org website.
The newly modified exit is part of the project to widen I-55 from Hwy. Z in Pevely to Hwy. 67 south of Festus. All scheduled work is weather-permitting, MoDOT officials said.
For traffic and travel information, visit MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map at traveler.modot.org/map.