WORK CONTINUES AT I-55 INTERCHANGE

FRUITLAND -- Interchange improvements at I-55 Exit 105 will be continuing through September 1, 2000, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Traffic will be one lane across the bridge as the southbound I-55 traffic will be diverted onto the inside lane of the northbound I-55 across the bridge. Traffic at the northbound bridge will be two-way for a quarter of a mile.

According to MoDOT, speed limits will be strictly enforced in the congested area. Over-width loads, going both north and south, will be required to exit at the off and on ramps.