MoDOT to Hold Public Meeting to Discuss Route 51 St. Francis River Bridge Repl…

SIKESTON-The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 to discuss replacing the Route 51 bridge over the St. Francis River in Butler County. The meeting will be held at the Fisk Community Center at 508 Garfield St. in Fisk, Missouri.

The project includes replacing this aging structure with a new, wider bridge. The current bridge is 21 feet wide, and the new bridge will be 36 feet wide.

During construction, Route 51 will be closed in the vicinity of the bridge with traffic detouring to use Route DD in Fisk. The Fisk St. Francis River access will remain open, but boat traffic will not be able to travel south during construction.

Tentatively, the project is expected to be let in November 2026. Construction could start as early as the beginning of 2027. Completion is anticipated approximately nine months after the start of construction.

The public meeting will be open-house style, and visitors can stop by anytime between 4 and 6 p.m. to discuss the details of the project with the project team.

For more information, please contact MoDOT Project Manager Donna Philpot at (573) 472-5347 or MoDOT's Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK MODOT (275-6636).

MoDOT is committed to providing equal access for all participants. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact Philpot (573-472-5347) or MoDOT's Customer Service Center (1-888-275-6636) by Thursday, Oct. 23. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may also contact MoDOT's External Civil Rights department through Relay Missouri Services at (800) 735-2966 or 7-1-1 (Toll Free - TTY).

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