Briefing will discuss bridge work in Dunklin County

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open-house community briefing from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday to discuss an upcoming bridge project on Route Y in Dunklin County. The briefing will be held at Senath City Hall, 301 W. Commercial St. Improvements to the Route Y bridge over Buffalo Ditch in Dunklin County will include replacing the existing structure with a box culvert. Construction is expected to take place in summer 2013. For more information, contact project manager Eric Krapf at 573-472-5261, transportation project designer David Blalock at 573-472-5295 or MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636.