SIKESTON, Mo. -- Route U in Stoddard County will be reduced to one lane between County Road 639 and Field Road as contractor crews perform bridge maintenance. 
Weather permitting, the work will be done today, from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution.
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