Closures, detours announced for I-70 in Montgomery County for bridge project
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A bridge replacement will begin on Feb. 18 on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation.
The release says the project will replace the bridge with a wider bridge and update the interchange layout.
One Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Route E/Y interchange bridge over Interstate 70 will close. There will be no north-south access across the interstate that day, but all interchange ramps will be open. Detour signs will be posted and include:
- Route E (eastbound/westbound): Use the Northwest Service Road to the Route F interchange at High Hill (west) or the Routes A/B interchange, near Pendleton (east).
- Route Y (eastbound): Take Veteran’s Memorial Parkway to the Route A/B interchange
- Route Y (westbound): Travel west on Route Y to Route Y Spur/Fleahman Road, crossing to the north side of I-70, then turn left onto the Northwest Service Road to reach the Route F Interchange.
Traffic will also be rerouted for 24 hours beginning 8 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23 to remove the bridge.
Additional traffic impacts include reducing I-70 to one lane each way, eliminating access to interchange ramps to outer service road, a closure at Routes E/Y and local traffic needing to use Route F to access I-70, the release says.
