By MATT PIKE
After the start of a railroad improvment project was initially delayed earlier this week, the Missouri Department of Transportation has now closed Alabama Street at the Union Pacific Railroad tracks just west of Stockyards Expressway.
Union Pacific closed the crossing Friday morning to make repairs and the road is expected to reopen on Saturday, November 14th. During the closure, traffic will be rerouted onto Diagonal Avenue, Bluff View Drive and Stockywards Expressway/Packers Avenue.
MoDOT says drivers should expect delays during the closure. All work is weather-permitting and schedules are subject to change.
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