MoDOT: New Traffic Pattern Coming to East & Westbound I-44 Near Marshfield Near Mile Marker 108

Beginning Week of Aug. 28

What: Eastbound and westbound I-44 traffic will shift near Mile Marker 108 east of Marshfield while crews replace bridges over the Sarah Branch

When: Beginning week of August 28 and remaining in this pattern until completion of the project, sometime in late November

Traffic Impacts:

• Eastbound I-44 traffic will shift east of Marshfield near Mile Marker 108 onto the new eastbound portion of Sarah Branch bridge
• Westbound I-44 traffic will shift east of Marshfield near Mile Marker 108 back into original alignment onto the new westbound Sarah Branch bridge
• Eastbound and Westbound I-44 traffic will maintain two lanes of traffic
• The contractor will make the traffic pattern change between 7 p.m., Monday, August 28 and 9 a.m., Tuesday, August 29
• Traffic will remain in this pattern until completion of the project, sometime in late November
• Drivers should expect slowed traffic, traffic delays
• Crews and large equipment near traffic
• Speed limit will be reduced to 60 mph through work zone
• Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone
• Drivers should consider alternate routes during the project
• Check MoDOT's Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Weather and/or construction delays could alter the work schedule.

This work is part of a three-year project to improve 25 bridges within 15 miles of I-44 across the Southwest District. Of the 25 bridges in the project, known as the I-44 Corridor Bridge Bundle, seven (7) are mainline I-44 bridges, five (5) are I-44 overpass bridges and the remaining bridges are on adjacent routes over various features. Sixteen (16) bridges will be replaced and nine (9) bridges will receive major rehabilitation work.

More information about this project can be found on the project website: https://www.modot.org/i-44-corridor-bridge-bundle-design-build-project

Project Details:

• Prime Contractor - The ESS Team
  • Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc. - Columbia
  • Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. - St. Louis
• Total Project Cost: $43.2 million
• Contract Completion Date: September 30, 2024

The ESS Team is a partnership of engineering and construction firms that will design and construct the project with oversight by MoDOT and the Federal Highway Administration.

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For more information, call MoDOT in Springfield at 417-895-7600 or visit www.modot.org/southwest

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