Barry County

Construction Activities

Route 60 passing lanes - Journagan Construction Co., was awarded the $8.6 million contract to build intermittent passing lanes from Route 37 near Monett to Route 14 near Aurora. Estimated completion date is late fall 2009.

Maintenance Activities

Routes 112 and 86 - Oct. 19-23 - Repairing pavement.

Route 60 - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing.

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing, maintaining signs and grading surfaces.

Barton County

Construction Activities

Route 126/71 interchange - APAC-Missouri, Inc., was awarded the $4.5 million contract to build an interchange at Route 126 and Route 71. Route 126 east of Route 71 is currently closed, and Route 126 west of Route 71 will be closed Aug. 10. Estimated completion date for the project is summer 2010.

Route DD/EE and 71 interchange, and Route V/C and 71 interchanges - Brauer Excavating was awarded the $7.3 million contract to build interchanges at Routes DD/EE and V/C. Estimated completion date for both interchanges is September 2010. On July 16, Route V west of Route 71 was closed.

Route 43 resurfacing - Blevins Asphalt was awarded the $1.2 million contract to resurface from Route 160 south of Liberal to Route 54 north of Moundville. Estimated completion date is Dec. 1, 2009.

Maintenance Activities

Route 71 - Oct. 15-20 - Bridge maintenance near Route H.

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing and maintaining signs.

Bates County

Construction Activities

Route 71 - APAC-Missouri, Inc., was awarded the $3 million contract to resurface from Route 18 to Route A/B near Butler. Estimated completion date is late November 2009.

Route 52 East bridge replacement - Hilty Quarries was awarded the $5.9 million contract to replace the Route 52 East bridge. The detour is Route H to Route BB to Route 52. Estimated completion date is fall 2010.

Maintenance Activities

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing and replacing drainage culverts.

Cedar County

Maintenance Activities

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Maintaining signs and mowing.

Dade County

Construction Activities

Route N Safe & Sound Bridge Replacement - West Plains Bridge & Grading is replacing the Route N bridge over the Fork of Muddy Creek. The road is closed two miles north of Route NN to one mile south of Route A. The bridge will reopen in late September.

Maintenance Activities

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing, maintaining signs and picking up trash.

Jasper County

Maintenance Activities

Route D - Oct. 14-Dec. 31 - Bridge at Quaker Mill closed until further notice.

I-44 East - Oct. 19 - Guardrail repairs from Route 59 to Route 71.

Route 71 South - Oct. 19-22 - Pavement repairs from Route H to Route M.

Route 71 North - Oct. 22 - Bridge maintenance near Business 71.

Route 71 South - Oct. 22 - Bridge maintenance from Route V to Route D.

Route M - Oct. 21 - Bridge maintenance at Route 71.

Route 171 East - Oct. 19 - Striping at Route 249.

Route 171 - Oct. 19-23 - Cleaning out ditches.

Route 43 - Oct. 19-23 - Repairing shoulders.

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing, patching pavement and maintaining signs. 

Lawrence County

Construction Activities

Route 39/I-44 interchange - APAC-Missouri of Columbia was awarded the $6.3 million contract to replace the bridge with a 5-lane bridge, realign the south outer road and add signals. Estimated completion date is Nov. 25, 2009. Traffic was moved onto the new bridge and new northbound lanes of Route 39 Oct. 16.

I-44 resurfacing from Route 39 to the Greene County Line - Laying asphalt on the shoulders and replacing guardrail.

Business Loop 44 resurfacing - Resurfacing east of Route 39 North will take place overnight the beginning of the week and during the day west of Route 39 North.

Route 60 passing lanes - Journagan Construction Co., was awarded the $8.6 million contract to build intermittent passing lanes from Route 37 near Monett to Route 14 near Aurora. Crews should begin laying asphalt around Aug. 11. Estimated completion date is late fall 2009.

Maintenance Activities

Route 39 - Oct. 14-20 - Pavement repairs from Carnation Street to Route P.

I-44 East - Oct. 19-22 - Pavement repairs at Route H.

I-44 West - Oct. 19 - Guardrail repairs from Route O to Route 96, near Route H and near Route 97.

I-44 Overhead - Oct. 22 - Bridge maintenance on the I-44 overhead at Couty Road 1100.

Route AA - Oct. 21 - Bridge maintenance on the White Oak Creek bridge near Route 96.

Route 39 - Oct. 22 - Bridge maintenance on the Truitt Creek bridge near Route 174.

Route H - Oct. 20-21 - Patching shoulders and sealing pavement through Freistatt.

Route UU - Oct. 19-23 - Laying asphalt.

Route W - Oct. 22 - Sealing pavement.

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing, patching pavement and maintaining signs.

McDonald County

Maintenance Activities

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing, grading pavement, sealing pavement and maintaining signs.

Newton County

Construction Activities

Intersection Improvements at 32nd and Main Streets in Joplin - APAC-Missouri was awarded the $2 million contract to widen the intersection. Estimated completion date is Nov. 2009.

Maintenance Activities

I-44 West - Oct. 19-20 - Pavement repairs from Route FF to Business 71.

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing.

St. Clair County

Construction Activities

Route B Safe & Sound Bridge Replacement - Burk Bridge Company was awarded the $793,000 contract to replace the Monegaw Creek bridges. The road is closed until early December.

Maintenance Activities

Various routes - Oct. 19-23 - Mowing and maintaining signs.

Vernon County

Construction Activities

Route 43 resurfacing - Blevins Asphalt was awarded the $1.2 million contract to resurface from Route 160 south of Liberal to Route 54 north of Moundville. Estimated completion date is Dec. 1, 2009.

Maintenance Activities

Route V - Oct. 15-20 - Bridge maintenance near Route D.

Route MM - Oct. 22 - Replacing a culvert at Route WW.