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 of Missouri for the week of Feb. 23 - March 1.
There may be moving operations throughout the region, in addition to the work mentioned below. Inclement weather may cause schedule changes in some of the planned work.
Atchison County
Route 46 – Pothole patching from Route HH to Route EE, Feb. 27.
Buchanan County
Gene Field Road Bridge – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project through July 2026.
U.S. Route 59/Route 752/Route U –intersection improvement project through spring 2027.
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.
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.
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.
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
Route EE – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from 190th Street to 200th Street, Feb. 24 - 25, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
U.S. Route 71 – Pothole patching from Route AB to Route FF, Feb. 25 - 26.
Route EE – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Route NN to 180th Street, Feb. 26, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Route 46 – Pothole patching from Route HH to Route 113, Feb. 27.
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.