MoDOT to hold meeting about Scott County bridge projects

BENTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation will hold an open-house community briefing next week to discuss upcoming bridge projects in Scott County.

The briefing will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at the Scott County Courthouse, 131 S. Winchester St., in Benton. Improvements to the Route E overpass over Interstate 55 and the Route H bridge over Lateral St. John's Ditch will be discussed. The Route E project will include replacing the bridge deck, and the improved bridge will be 2 feet wider than the existing structure. The Route H project will include replacing the existing bridge with a box culvert. Construction is expected to begin in summer 2013, with completion in August 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. An online meeting is also available at www.modot.org/southeast/news_and_information.

Pertinent address:

131 S. Winchester St., Benton, Mo.