The Missouri Department of Transportation will close all lanes in both directions of Hwy. 67 at I-55 overnight this weekend in order to demolish the old I-55 bridge over Hwy. 67, the department announced today, Oct. 3, in a written statement.
Crews will begin closing both directions of Hwy. 67 at 7 p.m. today, with all lanes expected to be closed by 9 p.m., and all lanes reopening by 6 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. The lanes will be closed again from 9 p.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, and from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, the statement said.
During the closures, northbound Hwy. 67 traffic will be detoured to southbound I-55, take exit 170, go south on Hwy. 61 and continue northbound on I-55.
Southbound Hwy. 67 motorists will detour to westbound Hwy. A and take the I-55 exit 175, where drivers will be able to continue south on I-55 to reach Hwy. 67, MoDOT says in the statement.
It further states that drivers northbound on I-55 wanting to travel south on Hwy. 67 will be detoured onto northbound Hwy. 67 at exit 174 and detour westbound on Hwy. A to southbound I-55 to reach southbound Hwy. 67.
Detour signage will be put in place. All work is weather permitting.
For additional information about current and upcoming detours and project status, visit the I-55 Corridor Improvement project at modot.org.
The purpose of the overall project is to address traffic and safety concerns along the I-55 corridor and account for future development and growth patterns in the region, according to the MoDOT website.
The bridge work is part of an estimated $246 million I-55 Corridor Improvements project that runs from just north of Pevely south to just south of Festus.
For traffic and travel information, visit MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map at traveler.modot.org/map/.