Road work 5/8/14

Striping work continues in Southeast Missouri

The Missouri Department of Transportation's work to re-stripe various state routes throughout Southeast Missouri began in mid-March, with a focus on interstates and major routes. Crews are now shifting to striping state routes in Southeast Missouri's cities and towns, including Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff, Sikeston, Dexter, Kennett and Malden, according to a MoDOT news release. To help reduce the effect on traffic, this work will take place overnight, beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at 4:30 a.m. daily. Striping will begin Sunday and should be completed in about two weeks. As work is underway, drivers should be prepared to slow down significantly when coming up behind a slow-moving striping caravan. Drivers are asked to watch for yellow MoDOT trucks with flashing strobe lights and boards with flashing arrows and messages. MoDOT passed along some hints on dealing with the striping operation: On multilane highways, be prepared to slow down and pull around the striping train by merging carefully into the open lane. Avoid pulling in among the trucks in the work train to keep paint from getting onto your vehicle and to avoid damaging the newly painted stripe. On two-lane highways, stay well behind the last truck in the striping train. This will give the new paint the few minutes it needs to dry. If traffic backs up behind the striping train, MoDOT crews will pull out of the way where it is safe and let congestion clear. If you drive through the water-based wet paint, clean your car as quickly as possible with a high-powered water hose, such as those used in car washes.

Route F in Cape Girardeau County to close for pipe replacement

Route F in Cape Girardeau County will be closed Monday as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a pipe under the road. According to a MoDOT news release, the work will take place from 8 a.m. to noon between county roads 375 and 377 and from noon to 3 p.m. between Route Z and County Road 375.

Pavement repairs to reduce Route HH in Bollinger County

Route HH in Bollinger County, between Highway 72 and Route J, will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews make pavement repairs. The work will take place from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday, according to a news release from MoDOT.

All work is weather permitting. Work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use caution while traveling near those areas. For more information about these projects, contact MoDOT's Customer Service Center at 888-275-6636, or visit modot.org/southeast.

-- From the Missouri Department of Transportation