Route H overpass now open to traffic

BLODGETT, Mo. -- The Route H overpass over Interstate 55 south of Blodgett is now open to traffic.

Lane restrictions will remain in place on I-55 as work is finalized on the guardrail and guard cable.

Construction on the new bridge began June 19 and was completed ahead of schedule.

Route H was closed from Route HH to Highway 77 in Scott County during the bridge's completion.

The new overpass construction was part of the design-build portion of the Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program. Through the program, more than 800 of the state's lowest-rated bridges will be improved by winter 2013.