MoDOT to close Bagnell Dam Bridge Monday for repairs

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ)

MoDOT will close the Bagnell Dam Bridge on Monday for repairs to the surface of the bridge.

This is the final phase in the bridge rehabilitation project which started in September of last year and closed the Highway 54 bridge over the dam for months.

The bridge reopened at the end of April but will close again to drivers while MoDOT puts an epoxy on the surface of the bridge.

“An epoxy driving surface is being applied to the roadway across the bridge that will help increase the life of the road,” MoDOT Resident Engineer Chris Graham said in a press release. “For that material to properly set, crews will need several days of consistently warm and dry temperatures.”

Previous repairs during the rehabilitation project to the nearly 100-year-old bridge included repairs to the bridge deck, expansion joints, sidewalks, and barrier walls.

MoDOT expects this final closure to run through Friday afternoon. Drivers will need to find a different route during construction. A route provided by MoDOT around the bridge can be found below.

The total cost of the project is $1,611,862, according to MoDOT.