05/29/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/29/2026 08:39
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Mercer County Route E West Medicine Creek Bridge, near Harris, reopened yesterday, Thursday, May 28. The Missouri Department of Transportation contracted E&C Bridge, LLC to complete a bridge deck replacement project on four bridges in Mercer, Putnam and Sullivan counties.
Listed below are the other bridges included in this project:
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.
Get project and work zone news straight to your email by signing up for eUpdates. Information is also available 24/7 by calling 888-ASK-MODOT (275-6636) or visiting www.modot.org/northwest.
Take the Challenge! Buckle Up/Phone Down
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