Mid-Missouri residents and travelers should brace for an assortment of disruptions as a suite of highway maintenance and construction work is set to commence between March 31 and April 6. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) , roadwork activities will take place across various counties with expectations of lane closures and potential delays.

Moving operations aimed at general roadway betterment, which include pothole patching and brush cutting, are planned in divergent locales throughout the region and are slated to persist in the coming weeks. Travelers maneuvering through these areas should anticipate the presence of slow-moving equipment and prepare for the possibility of delays, even though all efforts are weather-dependent with schedules prone to modification.

In Boone County, overnight core drilling on I-70 is anticipated from March 30 through April 10, affecting travel between mile markers 78 and 132 in Columbia, as per the announcement. Commuters should expect narrowed lanes and reduced speeds on U.S. Route 63 through late 2025 due to bridge construction connected to the Improve I-70 program. Details on this and other projects spanning to January 2027 are accessible at MoDOT's Improve I-70 website resource page.

Complementing the Boone County endeavors, Callaway County will undertake culvert replacements along Route J on March 31 and April 1, with road closures in effect. Up North in Camden County, pavement improvements and toll booth removal projects are well underway, making way for improved transportation infrastructure by May 2025. Throughout all these activities, commuters should expect single-lane closures and potential delays orchestrated by flaggers and pilot cars.

Rural route resurfacing projects are also on the anvil in Cooper County and the surrounding Morgan, Moniteau, and Cole counties. These projects, part of broader efforts to refurbish various country roads, are similarly expected to wrap up by May 2025. Over in Phelps County, a cornucopia of road endeavors such as culvert replacements and roadside works are scheduled, with phased lane availability and crew-directed traffic flows.

Looking ahead, MoDOT clearly states its request for road safety compliance: "MoDOT asks all motorists to work with us by buckling up, putting your phone down, obeying all traffic signs, and slowing down and moving over in work zones."