The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will close eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Warrenton tonight, March 6, to install girders for a new overpass.MoDOT and its contractor, Emery Sapp …
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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will close eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Warrenton tonight, March 6, to install girders for a new overpass.MoDOT and its contractor, Emery Sapp and Sons Inc., will set girders sometime between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m."While each girder is being lifted into place, both lanes will be closed for no longer than 15 minutes," said MoDOT Area Engineer Erik Maninga.One lane will remain closed for the entire night from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., he said. Efforts will be made to reopen the second lane as soon as it is safe.Drivers are encouraged to wear their seat belts and discouraged from using a cell phone, especially in highway work zones.The new interchange on the west side of Warrenton is being fully funded with a sales tax passed by residents of the city.All information about traffic impacts is available on MoDOT's traveler information map at www.modot.org .Road Closed
