Traffic on Highway 63 in Columbia down to one lane starting Thursday

Editor's note: This story was updated after MoDOT sent an updated press release.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Traffic on U.S. 63 between Broadway and Vandiver Drive in Columbia will be down to one lane in both directions starting Thursday.

The work was originally set to begin on Wednesday, but the Missouri Department of Transportation announced in a Wednesday morning press release that the work was moved to Thursday

The one lane head-to-head traffic pattern will be ahead of the rehabilitation work on the northbound U.S. 63 bridge over Interstate 70 that is set to begin next week.

Drivers who are familiar with this area going southbound won't see much of a change when entering and exiting the work zone. Northbound drivers on Highway 63 will need to stay in the left lane between the Broadway overpass and the Conley underpass. The right lane will change to exit only to the Highway 63/I-70 connector.

All exit and entrance ramps for Highway 63 are expected to remain open.

This is part of the first phase of the work to reconstruct the I-70/U.S. Route 63 interchange, which is one portion of the first project within MoDOT’s Statewide Improve I-70 Program.

All work is weather-dependent and subject to change.