Delayed: Putnam County Route FF and Mercer County Route E bridge deck replacements

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Transportation has contracted E&C Bridge, LLC to complete a bridge deck replacement project on four bridges in Mercer, Putnam and Sullivan counties. The closures of the Putnam County Route FF bridge over Shoal Creek, near Livonia, and the Mercer County Route E bridge over West Medicine Creek, near Harris, have each been delayed again due to contractor schedule changes. Both bridges are now scheduled to close on Monday March 23.

Traffic Impacts: The Putnam County Route FF bridge and the Mercer County Route E bridge will now close on Monday, March 23. Motorists will need to seek an alternate route around the closures. Both bridges are scheduled to reopen in early June 2026.

Listed below are the two other bridges included in this project:

• The Mercer County Route JJ over West Honey Creek, near Spickard, closed through early April.
• Sullivan County Route OO over Locust Creek, near Milan, scheduled to begin in May.

For more information about this project, visit: Route E, Route FF, Route JJ, and Route OO Bridge Deck Replacement in Multiple Counties | Missouri Department of Transportation.

All work is weather-permitting, and schedules are subject to change. MoDOT asks drivers to work with us by always buckling up, keeping your phones down, slowing down and moving over in work zones. Know before you go and check what work zones you might encounter at traveler.modot.org.

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Route E, Route FF, Route JJ, and Route OO Bridge Deck Replacement in Multiple Counties | Missouri Department of Transportation.