MoDOT, Cape Girardeau prepare Highway 177 and Timon Way intersection for closure

The Missouri Department of Transportation and Cape Girardeau are working to eliminate access from Timon Way to Highway 177 to increase safety. Right-of-way negotiations are underway, and work is set to begin later this month. A turn-around lane will be constructed before access is closed. The project is expected to take a week, weather permitting. MoDOT will also start work on U.S. 61 at 6 p.m. Thursday. The road will be reduced to one lane for resurfacing between Route D and Highway 34/72. Work will continue between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. until Aug. 13. Some of the streets in the area may be temporarily closed except to local traffic.