Lamine River bridge to reopen ahead of schedule

The bridge on I-70 over the Lamine River in Cooper County will reopen ahead of schedule, MoDOT announced Tuesday afternoon.

Work started in mid-July, restricting traffic to one lane in each direction. According to MoDOT, both eastbound and westbound traffic will be back to two lanes each starting Wednesday morning at 6 a.m.

During construction, delays would often stretch as high as 40 minutes, especially on Fridays and Saturdays, when traffic would back up for several miles.

You can find more information on the Lamine River bridge repair project here.