Plans to Replace & Rehabilitate Three Bridges Focus of Virtual Public Meeting

Southwest District - The public is invited to a virtual (online) public meeting starting Monday, April 13, to learn more about plans to replace three (3) bridges, the Missouri Department of Transportation said.

The meeting will be available from Monday, April 13 through Friday, April 24 and can be accessed at the project webpage here.

These are the bridges covered by the meeting:

• Benton County Route E over Barker Creek southeast of Windsor
  • CLOSED up to 60 days during summer 2026
  • No signed detour
• Vernon County Route W (Ash Street) over Medigener Creek in Nevada
  • CLOSED up to 91 days during summer of 2026
  • Signed detour along Route W (Ash Street), Atlantic Street, Osage Boulevard & Highland Avenue
• Hickory County Route O over Weaubleau Creek southeast of the town of Weaubleau
  • Closed up to 176 days during fall of 2026
  • No signed detour

We are committed to providing equal access to this event for all participants. Access for people with disabilities is available. If you need a reasonable accommodation or assistance in another language, please contact Southwest District Customer Service at [email protected] or 417-895-7600.

This work is part of 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.

For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest

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