TRAFFIC ALERT: Route H Bridge Over Monegaw Creek OPEN to Traffic after Replacement Project

Where: St. Clair County Route H bridge over Monegaw Creek southeast of Appleton City

When: As of 12:50 p.m., Thursday, June 11

Details: The bridge was closed in March to allow contractor crews to replace it with a new, wider structure. The new bridge was widened by six (6) feet. In addition, the contractor added new barrier walls, object markers at the ends of the bridge and new permanent striping.

This is the sixth bridge to be completed and opened to traffic in a three-year project to improve 20 bridges in seven (7) counties in west central Missouri. Of the 20 bridges in the project, known as the Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle, fourteen (14) bridges will be replaced and six (6) bridges will receive major rehabilitation work. On average, these bridges have been in place for 70 years.

More information about this project can be found on the project website - Kaysinger Basin Bridge Bundle.

Project Details:

• Prime Contractor - The ESS Team
  • Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. - Columbia
  • Bartlett & West - Topeka, Kans.
• Total Project Cost: $38 million
• Contract Completion Date: November 15, 2027

The ESS Team is a partnership of engineering and construction firms that will design and construct the project with oversight by MoDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.

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