TARFFIC ALERT: EB I-44/Sarah Branch Bridge Back to Normal Traffic Pattern After Replacement Project

Where: Eastbound I-44 over Sarah Branch in Webster County east of Marshfield near Mile Marker 107.8

When: Work begins 7 p.m., Sunday, October 15

Details: Currently, eastbound lanes of I-44 over Sarah Branch are shifted into the median. Contractor crews will close one lane of traffic while removing barrier walls and returning traffic to normal pattern on the new bridge.

Drivers may encounter occasional nighttime lane closures as the contractor wraps up minor details of the project.

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 - I-44 Corridor Bridge Bundle.

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.

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

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