Briefly

Parts of U.S. 61, Route V reduced to one lane

MoDOT will begin work Monday on projects that will reduce two local roads to two lanes. One of the projects will take place on U.S. 61 in Cape Girardeau County from Route FF to Shamrock Lane, where MoDOT crews will perform ditch work. The road will be reduced to one lane, and that lane will be reduced in width to 12 feet. Work is expected to start Monday and continue through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, weather permitting. Another ditch-work project will take place on Route V in Bollinger County a half-mile south of Route C. Work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, and the road will be reduced to one lane. For more information on either project call MoDOT's customer service center at (888) 275-6636.

Tractor ride will slow traffic in Perry County

The fifth annual River Hills Antique Tractor Adventure Ride will take place today in Perry County. The 37-mile trek will feature a parade of tractors of all types traveling along the roads through eastern Perry County. The tractors are expected to slow traffic along the routes to be used. The tractor ride will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Seminary Picnic Grounds in Perryville, Mo., and roll through downtown Perryville on St. Joseph Street to Main Street, turning north to U.S. 61, where the parade will turn south to Smith Street. After turning from Smith Street onto Ridge Drive, the parade will turn right on Route E to Independence Street, turn left from Independence Street to U.S. 61 and then left on Route P to Crosstown. The parade will make a morning stop in Crosstown, then continue south on Route C to Brazeau, Mo., where the drivers will stop for lunch. The tractor ride will backtrack to Route D, turn left and continue to Mueller Fencing for an afternoon stop. When the parade resumes, the tractors will ride to U.S. 61, going north and returning to Perryville and the Seminary Picnic Grounds about 3 p.m.

-- From staff reports