This evening, Friday, May 31 at 7 p.m., IDOT and MoDOT crews will close the Champ Clark Bridge on US 54 over the Mississippi River at Louisiana in Pike County due to flooding in Illinois.
Friday, May 31 at approximately 9:30 a.m. Route E in Ralls County from MO 79 east to Lock and Dam 22 at Saverton closed to traffic due to water over road.
Friday, April 19 at 1:00 P.M., MoDOT crews closed MO 79 south of Hannibal due to water over the road. The road is closed just south of the entrances to Sawyers Creek and Mark Twain Cave.
Monday, April 22 through Thursday, April 25, 2013, MoDOT will be working on the Champ Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri. Crews will be working from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Traffic will be reduced to one lane with flagmen controlling traffic through the work zone area.
It is spring time. That is when people throw out what they don't need anymore. We want everything to look good and clean. Same thing for the roadways. Spring is when the Adopt-A-Highway program begins to take off.
A two-minute video from the Missouri Department of Transportation offers motorists tips for staying safe when forced to drive in winter weather conditions.
MoDOT works hard to clear roads after a snowfall to make them safe for motorists. Clearing roads also involves cleaning up intersections, interchange ramps and median crossovers. Motorists should give snowplows plenty of room to work, remember not to tailgate and try not to pass.