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Jefferson County Leader - March 19

Jefferson County Leader - March 19

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Northbound I-55 entrance ramp at Hwy. A in Festus will close overnight Saturday
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Northbound I-55 entrance ramp at Hwy. A in Festus will close overnight Saturday

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 5, 2026

Crews will close the entrance ramp from Hwy. A to northbound I-55, as well as one lane of a stretch of northbound I-55, starting at 9 p.m. Sat…

MoDOT closing I-55 southbound stretch between Barnhart and Pevely overnight Friday
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MoDOT closing I-55 southbound stretch between Barnhart and Pevely overnight Friday

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 26, 2026

Crews will close a stretch of southbound I-55 from Hwy. M in Barnhart to Hwy. Z in Pevely overnight Friday, Feb. 27, for bridge construction, …

MoDOT says end in sight for I-55 project; traffic headaches still remain
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MoDOT says end in sight for I-55 project; traffic headaches still remain

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Feb 18, 2026
  • 3 min to read

The $246 million I-55 corridor improvement project in Jefferson County is expected to finish in the winter of 2026-2027, Missouri Department o…

MoDOT closing ramp from Hwy. A to I-55 in Festus overnight Thursday
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MoDOT closing ramp from Hwy. A to I-55 in Festus overnight Thursday

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 18, 2026

Crews will close the ramp connecting Hwy. A to northbound I-55 overnight Thursday, Feb. 19, starting at 8 p.m. The ramp is scheduled to reopen…

UPDATED: MoDOT reschedules Hwy. 67 northbound ramp closure to I-55 in Festus
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UPDATED: MoDOT reschedules Hwy. 67 northbound ramp closure to I-55 in Festus

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 13, 2026

Feb. 13 UPDATE: Crews will close the northbound Hwy. 67 ramp connecting to northbound I-55 at Festus overnight Monday, Feb. 16, beginning at 9…

Crash, fuel spill causes I-55 shutdown in Herculaneum Tuesday morning
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Crash, fuel spill causes I-55 shutdown in Herculaneum Tuesday morning

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 4, 2026

A vehicle accident early Tuesday morning, Feb. 3, on southbound I-55 in Herculaneum forced the complete closure of the highway for a couple ho…

MoDOT hires Arnold company for I-55 bridges project
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MoDOT hires Arnold company for I-55 bridges project

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Dec 22, 2025
  • 2 min to read

An Arnold construction company has been hired to rehabilitate the northbound and southbound Meramec River bridges on I-55 in the Arnold area, …

Police allege two drivers were racing before crash on I-55 in Pevely on Wednesday
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Police allege two drivers were racing before crash on I-55 in Pevely on Wednesday

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 18, 2025

Two lanes of northbound I-55 were shut down briefly Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 17, following a two-vehicle crash in Pevely, Police Chief Jamie …

Southbound I-55 between Barnhart, Pevely to close overnight Dec. 15-20
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Southbound I-55 between Barnhart, Pevely to close overnight Dec. 15-20

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 15, 2025

Drivers who use southbound I-55 between Hwy. M in Barnhart and Hwy. Z in Pevely should be aware the interstate will close overnight this week …

Hwy. A ramp to northbound I-55 closing overnight Friday
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Hwy. A ramp to northbound I-55 closing overnight Friday

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 11, 2025

The Hwy. A ramp used to access northbound I-55 in Festus will close overnight Friday for bridge construction, officials with the Missouri Depa…

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