Briefing scheduled to discuss Cape Girardeau County bridge projects

The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open house community briefing Feb. 3 to discuss upcoming Safe & Sound bridge improvement projects in Cape Girardeau County. The briefing will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Osage Centre in Cape Girardeau. Three of the bridges to be discussed are on Highway 34. MoDOT plans to close and replace the spans over Whitewater Overflow, Whitewater River and Byrd Creek this May through August. Detour routes will be posted over Routes OO and Z as construction is underway.

The U.S. 61 bridge over Ramsey Creek is also scheduled to be replaced, with work expected to take place August through October. As improvements to the bridge are underway, southbound Highway 74 traffic will be diverted to the new interchange.

Additional bridge projects to be discussed are Route EE over Little River Drainage District Ditch No. 1, Route V over Indian Creek, Route U over Allen Creek and Route A over Beam Creek.

For more information or a complete listing of bridges included in the program, call 573-472-5296, 888-275-6636, or log onto www.modot.org/southeast/safeandsound.htm.