By RYAN SKAITH
Here is a list of general highway maintenance and construction work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the northwest region for the week of Feb. 16 - 22.
Buchanan County
Gene Field Road Bridge – CLOSED due to damage from being struck by an oversized load. The project was awarded to Clarkson Construction Company.
Route 752 (Alabama Street) – CLOSED from U.S. Route 59 to Sherman Street for an intersection improvement project through February 2026.
U.S. Route 169 (Belt Highway) – Traffic signal upgrade project at Messanie Street, Feb. 16 - March 8.
- Traffic on Messanie Street will not be able to access the Belt Highway.
- Traffic on the Belt Highway will not be able to access Messanie Street.
- Traffic will be able to continue to use the Belt Highway in both directions.
Caldwell County
Route D – Bridge replacement project at the Shoal Creek Bridge through March 2026. The roadway may be narrowed to one lane.
Chariton County
Route PP – CLOSED at the Mid-Fork Chariton River Overflow Bridge for replacement projects through the Northwest Bridge Bundle through March 2026.
Route KK – CLOSED at the Puzzle Creek Bridge for a replacement project through the Northwest Bridge Bundle through mid-March 2026.
Route O – CLOSED at the Bee Creek Bridge for a replacement project through the Northwest Bridge Bundle through April 2026.
Route KK – CLOSED at the Little Chariton River Bridge for a deck replacement project through March 2026.
Clinton County
Route A – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Station Lane to Witt Road, Feb. 17, 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
DeKalb County
Route EE – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Smith Road to Frost Road, Feb. 18, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Harrison County
Route W – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from 267th Street to 255th Street, Feb. 20, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Holt County
I-29 – Tree cutting northbound from the 76.0 mile marker to the 77.4 mile marker, Feb. 18
I-29 – Tree cutting southbound at the on ramp from U.S. Route 159 (exit 79), Feb. 19.
Linn County
Route 11 – CLOSED at the Badger Creek Bridge, north of New Boston, for a bridge replacement project through the Northwest Bridge Bundle through May 2026.
Route 139 - CLOSED at the Parson Creek Bridge, north of Meadville, for a bridge replacement project through the Northwest Bridge Bundle through May 2026.
Route KK – CLOSED for a culvert replacement 1-mile north of Route C, Feb. 17-20.
Livingston County
Route K – CLOSED at the North Fork Crooked Creek Bridge for a bridge replacement project through the Northwest Bridge Bundle through April 2026.
Mercer County
Route JJ – CLOSED at the West Honey Creek Bridge for a deck replacement project Feb. 16 through early April.
Nodaway County
U.S. Route 71 – Pothole patching from Route AB to Route FF, Feb. 17 - 18.
Route EE – Roadside work at 190th Street, Feb. 18 - 19, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. The road will be narrowed to one lane with flaggers guiding motorists through the work zone.
Route 46 – Pothole patching from Route HH to Route 113, Feb. 19.
Sullivan County
Route PP – CLOSED at the West Locust Creek Bridge through June 2026, for a bridge replacement project through the Northwest Bridge Bundle through April 2026.
Route T – CLOSED at the East Locust Creek bridge due to deterioration. The bridge is scheduled to be replaced in the spring of 2026 through the Northwest Bridge Bundle.
Worth County
Route W – CLOSED for a bridge replacement at the West Fork Grand River Bridge through mid-February 2026.
MoDOT says there may be moving operations throughout the region, in addition to the work mentioned. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work.